Trio Khaldei – Jeux de Couleurs (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Trio Khaldei – Jeux de Couleurs (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:05:12 minutes | 1,17 GB | Genre: Classical
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Trio Khaldei always tries to break the boundaries of the pure trio repertoire and has a penchant for arrangements of works from the great symphonic repertoire.

Sally Beamish’s arrangement of Debussy’s La Mer is an excellent example. Her reorchestration is not a bland copy of the original but a perfect adaptation of Debussy’s work to the piano trio’s scoring. Over-familiar music reduced to its pure essence: clenched, colourful, intimate.

Maurice Ravel wrote his magisterial piano trio in 1914 and finished it in record time because he had been called up to the front. Drawing inspiration from Basque rhythms, a Malay poetry form and seeking out the extremes of each instrument made for an unparalleled, innovative masterpiece.

Trio Khaldei is a champion of Belgian music and, alongside the two French icons, is programming a kindred spirit from right here with us: Frits Celis. His Trio op. 5 from 1958 is characterised by a strong rhythmic drive, a clear sense of structure but, above all, a beautiful, extensive colour palette.

Tracklist:
1. Trio Khaldei – Debussy: La Mer, L. 109: I. De l’aube à midi sur la mer – Très lent (Arr. by S. Beamish)
2. Trio Khaldei – Debussy: La Mer, L. 109: II. Jeux de vagues – Allegro (Arr. by S. Beamish)
3. Trio Khaldei – Debussy: La Mer, L. 109: III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer – Animé et tumultueux (Arr. by S. Beamish)
4. Trio Khaldei – Celis: Trio in One Movement for Violin, Cello and Piano, Op. 5
5. Trio Khaldei – Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A Minor, M. 67: I. Modéré
6. Trio Khaldei – Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A Minor, M. 67: II. Pantoum – Assez vif
7. Trio Khaldei – Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A Minor, M. 67: III. Passacaille – Très large
8. Trio Khaldei – Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A Minor, M. 67: IV. Final – Animé

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