Dvořák: Piano Trios Nos. 3 & 4 Mori Trio

• Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): Piano Trio No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 65, B. 130:
• 1 I. Allegro, ma non troppo - Poco più mosso, quasi vivace 14:13
• 2 II. Allegro grazioso - Meno mosso 06:09
• 3 III. Poco adagio 09:41
• 4 IV. Finale. Allegro con brio - Meno mosso - Vivace 11:01
• Piano Trio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90, B. 166 "Dumky":
• 5 I. Lento maestoso - Allegro vivace, quasi doppio movimento - Tempo I - Allegro molto 04:18
• 6 II. Poco adagio - Vivace non troppo 06:13
• 7 III. Andante - Vivace non troppo - Andante - Allegretto 06:26
• 8 IV. Andante moderato (Quasi tempo di marcia) - Allegretto scherzando 04:53
• 9 V. Allegro 03:54
• 10 VI. Lento maestoso - Vivace, quasi doppio movimento - Lento - Vivace 04:40
• Total Runtime 01:11:28

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Antonín Dvorák is undoubtedly the composer who, along with Bedrich Smetana (1824–1884), brought Czech music to global prominence. It is worth noting that a quarter of Dvorák’s oeuvre consists of chamber music, an astonishing amount for a composer who was active in the second half of the 19th century. Dvorák’s four piano trios are, alongside his far more numerous string quartets, among the most significant chamber works he wrote. After the first two trios of 1875/76, which give an early indication of the composer’s creative intensity, the trios presented here, namely op. 65 (1883) and op. 90 (1890/91), show him to be a fully accomplished master of this genre. The underlying sentiment of the four-movement Trio op. 65 in F minor might be described as somber, passionate and dramatic. This character is already evident in the opening idea, played by the strings in unison, a theme that then undergoes complex development and builds up to a first dramatic climax. The Mori Trio presents these works with vigor and aplomb.

"Dvorak's four piano trios are, alongside his far more numerous string quartets, among the most significant chamber works he wrote. After the first two trios of 1875/76, which give an early indication of the composer's creative intensity, the trios presented here, namely op. 65 (1883) and op. 90 (1890/91), show him to be a fully accomplished master of this genre. The underlying sentiment of the four-movement Trio op. 65 in F minor might be described as sombre, passionate and dramatic. This character is already evident in the opening idea, played by the strings in unison, a theme that then undergoes complex development and builds up to a first dramatic climax. The three musicians develop a beauty of sound that brings out the unique characteristics of piano, violin and cello. Carefully, with a gentle touch on the Steinway grand and subtle bowing in the strings, they explore the themes, build the dance-like elements in great arcs of tension... A delight, these Dvorakian Dumky movements, as played by the Mori Trio." (Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger)

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