Lera Auerbach: Milking Darkness Delta Piano Trio

• Lera Auerbach (b. 1973): Lonely Suite - Ballet for a Lonely Violinist, Op 70:
• 1 Auerbach: Lonely Suite - Ballet for a Lonely Violinist, Op 70: I. Dancing with Oneself (for Solo Violin) 01:58
• 2 Auerbach: Lonely Suite - Ballet for a Lonely Violinist, Op 70: II. Boredom (for Solo Violin) 01:31
• 3 Auerbach: Lonely Suite - Ballet for a Lonely Violinist, Op 70: III. No Escape (for Solo Violin) 01:31
• 4 Auerbach: Lonely Suite - Ballet for a Lonely Violinist, Op 70: IV. Imaginary Dialogue (for Solo Violin) 02:57
• 5 Auerbach: Lonely Suite - Ballet for a Lonely Violinist, Op 70: V. Worrisome Thought (for Solo Violin) 01:09
• 6 Auerbach: Lonely Suite - Ballet for a Lonely Violinist, Op 70: VI. Question (for Solo Violin) 01:05
• Piano Trio No. 4:
• 7 Auerbach: Piano Trio No. 4 18:34
• Milking Darkness (for Solo Piano):
• 8 Auerbach: Milking Darkness (for Solo Piano) 10:03
• Three Dances in the Old Style, Op. 54:
• 9 Auerbach: Three Dances in the Old Style, Op. 54: I. Andantino scherzando (for Violin and Cello) 01:43
• 10 Auerbach: Three Dances in the Old Style, Op. 54: II. Andante (for Violin and Cello) 01:35
• 11 Auerbach: Three Dances in the Old Style, Op. 54: III. Andante (for Violin and Cello) 01:20
• Piano Trio No. 3:
• 12 Auerbach: Piano Trio No. 3: I. Grandioso 07:03
• 13 Auerbach: Piano Trio No. 3: II. Andante libero 04:42
• 14 Auerbach: Piano Trio No. 3: III. Adagio religioso 04:46
• 15 Auerbach: Piano Trio No. 3: IV. Allegro brutale 09:41
• Total Runtime 01:09:38

Info for Lera Auerbach: Milking Darkness

If you mix all the colours together, you get black. Similarly, the darkness in Lera Auberbach's music consists of every conceivable shade of colour, from pitch black to glistening bright. The composer captures the volatility of life and the human psyche. Her music sometimes also depicts a dance with the inevitable: the struggle against fate, the inexorable passing of time, an unattainable dream - but always with black humour and a dark but starry sky. Many composers create something "beautiful that lies outside human reality", according to the Delta Piano Trio, who worked intensively with Auberbach on this album. Instead, Lera's music is both raw and human. She never slackens in what she wants to express, because that would rob the music of all its fervour.

It was Auerbach's own idea to call this album Milking Darkness. The Delta Piano Trio feels that this is not only an apt description of her work as a whole, but also of the intense impact her music can have.

Delta Piano Trio

Delta Piano Trio
Unadulteratedand uncompromising musicality coupled with exceptional interpretive depth characterize the playing of the Delta Piano Trio, founded in Salzburg in 2013 by the three Dutch musicians Gerard Spronk, Irene Enzlin and Vera Kooper.

Numerous prizes and awards underline the trio’s reputation, including first prizes at the international chamber music competitions Stasys Vainiunas in Lithuania, Salieri-Zinetti in Italy, Orlando in the Netherlands, at the Orpheus chamber music competition in Switzerland and, in particular, the highly endowed Kersjes Prijs, the most important chamber music prize in the Netherlands, awarded in December 2020.

The Delta Piano Trio has toured Europe, Russia, Israel, China, South Korea, Indonesia, and the United States, and has performed in concert halls such as the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the National Center of Performing Arts in Beijing, the Gang Dong Art Center in Seoul, St. Johns Smith Square in London, and the Jerusalem Music Center.

The trio’s debut CD of piano trios by Taneyev and Borodin was released by Naxos. The second CD with works by Lera Auerbach and Dmitri Shostakovich, produced by the American label Odradek Records, received outstanding reviews. Special artistic highlights of the past seasons included joint concerts with Nobuko Imai, the commission of a trio by Swiss composer Valentin Villard through the Orpheus Competition, the performance of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with the Basel Chamber Orchestra, and a residency at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival.

In a world of globalised unity, the trio stands out for its personal sound, dedication and natural power. The playing is honest, pristine and passionate, fusing three strong personalities into one musical entity. The three approach chamber music as a form of communication, exchange of ideas and a shared path of reflection, discovery and evolution. With the aim of shaping its own path, the Delta Piano Trio has a versatile and personal choice of repertoire that spans the entire spectrum of piano trio literature and works closely with, among others, the Russian-American composer Lera Auerbach

The trio completed its studies in Salzburg, Paris and Basel with Wolfgang Redik (Vienna Piano Trio), Rainer Schmidt (Hagen Quartet), Anton Kernjak and with Trio Wanderer.

This album contains no booklet.