Alexandra Troussova, Kirill Troussov, Benedict Kloeckner – Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A Minor (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 44:51 minutes | 450 MB | Genre: Classical
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Trio in A minor, Op. 50, was written in Rome between December 1881 and late January 1882. It is subtitled À la mémoire d’un grand artiste [In memory of a great artist], in reference to Nikolai Rubinstein, his close friend and mentor, who had died on 23 March 1881. It is scored for piano, violin, and cello.
The work’s first version was completed by late January 1882. Private performances were held in March and April. The work underwent considerable revision before its premiere on 30 October at a quartet concert of the Russian Musical Society in Moscow. The players at the performance were Sergei Taneyev (piano), Jan Hřímalý (violin), and Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (cello).
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Benedict Kloeckner, Danae Dorken – Between Nostalgia and Revolution (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:15:03 minutes | 782 MB | Genre: Classical
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One of the most exciting cellists of the younger generation and the “Piano Discovery of the Year” team up for this Genuin release: Benedict Kloeckner and Danae Dörken perform works by Robert Schumann, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Bohuslav Martinů. They have named their programme “Nostalgia and Revolution”, a title that applies to all three composers who, in a twofold manner, both mirrored and shaped their times. Splendid duo playing with long and sweeping lines together with a fair share of hooks and barbs – a fascinating chamber music production that gives us hope that we’ll be hearing more from this duo in the future!
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