Phoenix Piano Trio - The Leipzig Circle (2020)
WEB FLAC (tracks+booklet) - 295 MB | Tracks: 13 | 72:46 min
Style: Classical | Label: Stone Records
WEB FLAC (tracks+booklet) - 295 MB | Tracks: 13 | 72:46 min
Style: Classical | Label: Stone Records
The Phoenix Piano Trio's latest album is the first in a series that will explore the extraordinary musical melting pot of Leipzig from the 1840s. This first disc begins with Schumanns exuberant Trio in F major and concludes with Mendelssohns turbulent, virtuosic Trio in C minor. Between these two works, we hear the five Novelletten of the Danish composer Niels Gade. A close friend of Mendelssohn and particularly Robert Schumann, Gades musical language shows a strong Germanic influence while retaining a clear Nordic voice, exemplified in these five pieces that are a rich addition to the trio repertoire.