Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trios, Opp. 49 & 66

Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trios, Opp. 49 & 66

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Total playing time [59:25]

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Fournier Trio
Sulki Yu (violin)
Pei-Jee Ng (cello)
Chiao-Ying Chang (piano)

International award-winning young piano trio the Fournier Trio make their Resonus Classics debut with a fresh and exciting new recording of the late C minor (Op. 49) and D minor (Op. 66) piano trios by one of the most significant composers of chamber music in the nineteenth century, Felix Mendelssohn.

The Fournier Trio bring new life and vitality to these two trios, Mendelssohn’s only output in the genre, that arguably represent the very pinnacle of his select chamber output.

Album Booklet (PDF)

Tracklist

Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 (1839)
1. Molto allegro agitato
2. Andante con moto tranquillo
3. Scherzo: Leggiero e vivace
4. Finale: Allegro assai appassionato

Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66 (1846)
5. Allegro energico e con fuoco
6. Andante espressivo
7. Scherzo: Molto allegro quasi presto
8. Finale: Allegro appassionato

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'The Fournier Trio have garnered a number of accolades and it's not difficult to hear why, for this is playing with a high level of finish to it. Even the scherzos have not a hair out of place. They reveal, above all, the elegance of Mendelssohn's writing'

- Gramophone

'The Fournier Trio have garnered a number of accolades and it's not difficult to hear why, for this is playing with a high level of finish to it. Even the scherzos have not a hair out of place. They reveal, above all, the elegance of Mendelssohn's writing'
Gramophone

'They certainly start by making a strong first impression in the opening movement of the first trio [...] they keep in balance what has been aptly described as the unease of this movement. [...] Overall I’m happy to concur with the Resonus publicity description of these performances as ‘fresh and exciting’ and ‘bring[ing] life and vitality to [the] music’.
MusicWeb International

'[The Fournier Trio] bring real enthusiasm as well as musical finesse to their performances. They argue that these are the best of Mendelssohn’s chamber pieces and, played like this, one can believe it.'
Lark Reviews

Credits
© 2016 Resonus Limited
Ⓟ 2016 Resonus Limited
Catalogue No. RES10161
Producer, engineer & editor: Adam Binks
EAN: 5060262790656
Cover image: Kaupo Kikkas Photography