Dvorak: Piano Quartets

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[the Piano Quartet No. 1] is certainly winning in as engaging performance as it gets here. The London Bridge Trio bring this unfamiliar work to life as if it were an old friend, with expressive... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2016, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 30th Oct 2015
Catalogue No: CHRCD107
Label: Champs Hill Records
Length: 67 minutes

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Dvořák: Piano Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op 23

Work length32:55

$5.00

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London Bridge Trio, Gary Pomeroy

I. Allegro moderato

Track length14:51

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II. Andantino, con Variazione

Track length10:40

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III. Finale

Track length7:24

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$2.10

Dvořák: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat, Op. 87

Work length34:20

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$8.40

London Bridge Trio, Gary Pomeroy

I. Allegro con fuoco

Track length8:24

$1.50

$2.10

II. Lento

Track length9:26

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$2.10

III. Allegro moderato

Track length7:08

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$2.10

IV. Finale

Track length9:22

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$2.10

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The London Bridge Trio – Daniel Tong (piano), Kate Gould (cello) and Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin) – made their Wigmore Hall debut in 2005 and perform widely around the UK, programming composer-led themes. Their first recording was of the music of Frank Bridge, from whom the group takes its name “The London Bridge Ensemble aren’t afraid to tell it like it is... playing that is as compelling as it is rapt...” Gramophone, 2013

They are joined on this new Dvořák recording by South African violininst Gary Pomeroy.

Imbued with the spirit of his Czech homeland, the chamber music of Dvořák is a great treasure of romantic music. “This is music that is hugely liberating and enjoyable to play.” say the group “On the one hand, we cannot help but share in Dvořák’s natural exuberance. On the other, he occasionally requires the utmost intimacy and profound introspection. We are asked to revel in the spirit of Czech and gypsy music in conjuring up the sounds and instruments of the folk band; to sing and to dance.”

Inspired by Schubert, Dvořák, still in his thirties, is also laying the foundations of composition that would last him a lifetime in his Piano Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 23.

Composed 14 years later, by which time Dvořák was now an internationally famous composer, the Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat-Major, Op. 87 was eventually completed after much pestering from his publisher Simrock. We are fortunate that he was so persistent – this quartet, which looks to Brahms, is one of Dvořák’s mature masterpieces and a favourite of audiences.

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March 2016

[the Piano Quartet No. 1] is certainly winning in as engaging performance as it gets here. The London Bridge Trio bring this unfamiliar work to life as if it were an old friend, with expressive string playing and a constantly arresting rendition of the piano part. The Piano Quartet No. of 1889 is a masterpiece…presented in a well-balanced recording, this is first-rate reflective chamber music, performed without any obtrusive grand standing.

February 2016

An excellent CD and definitely a viable admission ticket to a musical world that is both accessible and musically substantial

13th December 2015

The London Bridge Trio...capture perfectly the diverse qualities of these wonderful pieces, revelling in their Czech folk music influences in bravura displays of passion and commitment.

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