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Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano, Op. 26aJulian Yu 3 movements19:57
- 1 Moderato–Allegro 10:04
- 2 Andante 3:32
- 3 Vivace 6:21
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Dönüşümler (Transformations)Ilhan Baran 9 movements20:25
- 4 Fantasia 2:06
- 5 Transformation I 1:43
- 6 Transformation II 2:09
- 7 Transformation III 3:34
- 8 Transformation IV 1:02
- 9 Transformation V 1:03
- 10 Transformation VI 2:26
- 11 Transformation VII 3:17
- 12 Transformation VIII 3:05
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VitebskAaron Copland 3 movements12:04
- 13 Lento molto e marcato 5:33
- 14 Allegro vivace 3:02
- 15 Grave 3:29
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Piano Trio, Op. 8 No. 1Dmitri Shostakovich 6 movements14:37
- 16 Andante–Molto più mosso–Andante 2:39
- 17 Allegro–Più mosso–Adagio 2:02
- 18 Andante–Meno mosso 2:32
- 19 Moderato–Allegro–Prestissimo fantastico 2:06
- 20 Andante 3:27
- 21 Coda: Allegro–Allegro moderato–Allegro 1:51
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22 Night Song Peter Sculthorpe 7:10
Trio Melbourne made a point of new work and of widening the piano trio repertoire. 20th Century Piano Trios brings together rarely heard trios by Copland and Shostakovich with three previously unrecorded pieces by Sculthorpe, Yu and Baran.
Copland’s seldom played Vitebsk is built on a Jewish folk theme he heard in a play by Ansky.
Shostakovich’s Piano Trio, Op. 8 No. 1, found only in the decade before this 1997 recording, was still little known in the Western piano trio repertoire.
East meets West in Ilhan Baran’s Dönüşümler (Transformations). Folk colour and Western chamber writing meet in a sequence of transformations that draw on Turco-Ottoman modes and rhythmic patterns from different parts of Turkey. Baran called the result “a kind of atmospheric state of mind.”
Julian Yu’s Trio, Op. 26a, written for Trio Melbourne, is heard here in its first recording. Planned as a homage to Brahms and based on the First Symphony, it also takes up the Chinese instrumental folk practice of ornamentation.
Peter Sculthorpe arranged Night Song for the trio from his earlier song The Stars Turn. It closes the programme quietly.
Pianist Roger Heagney, violinist Isin Cakmakcioglu and cellist Rachel Atkinson formed Trio Melbourne in 1993. Each already had a strong career of their own, and by the time of this recording the group had played to critical acclaim in Europe and Australia.
Reviews
We are indeed privileged to find a premier recording of Baran's "Transformations" of such high quality
Three exceptional musicians ... intuitive understanding of the art-form
Sensitive and perfect playing
Passionate and sublime playing.
This is a well performed, beautifully recorded CD with an interesting range of repertoire, some of which has never before been recorded. I'd recommend it highly to chamber music enthusiasts.
Artists
Trio Melbourne
ensemble
Trio Melbourne is an ensemble comprising three outstanding artists - Roger Heagney (piano), Isin Cakmakcioglu (violin) and Rachel Atkinson (cello). It was established in 1993, and since then has performed to great critical acclaim in Australia and Europe.
Aaron Copland
composer
Aaron Copland wrote the open, slowly shifting harmonies many still hear as the sound of American music. His vernacular style of the 1930s and 1940s gave ballet, song and chamber works a plain-spoken clarity that reaches from folk song to fanfare.
Peter Sculthorpe
composer
Peter Sculthorpe (1929–2014) was a Tasmanian-born composer whose orchestral and chamber music drew the Australian landscape, neighbouring Asian traditions and Indigenous materials into a clear, personal language. He wrote extensively for strings, piano and voice.
Dmitri Shostakovich
composer
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (25 September 1906 – 9 August 1975) was a Soviet Russian composer and one of the most celebrated of the twentieth century, whose symphonies, chamber works and piano music remain central to the repertoire.
Julian Yu
composer
Julian Yu is a multi-award-winning Australian composer whose musical language is imbued with elegance and expressiveness, both enhanced by impeccable craft and a special attention to detail.
Ilhan Baran
composer
Digital booklet
Digital booklet Notes, texts and credits — read online or download the PDF Download the PDFPerformers
- Trio Melbourne · ensemble
- Isin Cakmakcioglu · violin
- Rachel Atkinson · cello
- Roger Heagney · piano
Technical credits
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Recording Engineer
Martin Wright
Vaughan McAlley
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Editing Engineer
Martin Wright
Vaughan McAlley
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Venue
Move Records Studio
Details
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 74 minutes 13 seconds
- Release date
- 1997
- Categories
- Australian, Classical
- Musical work copyright
- © 1997 Move Records
- Sound recording copyright
- ℗ 1997 Move Records
- Catalogue
- MD 3176
- EAN
- 9314574317626
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