Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor

The two Debussy sonatas date from late in the composer's life and are wistful pieces, though not without humour. The Ravel Violin Sonata is sleek, elegant and has a delightful jazzy movement, while the Trio is a masterpiece, a tour de force of writing for these three instruments and a hugely enjoyable work. This early Beaux Arts Trio performance is a classic.

The Ibuki Trio have unique experiences as performers and have appeared in major halls around the world, winning competitions and playing as soloists and chamber musicians.

Ben Wragg notably won the Making Music Young Concert Artist Award, the Countess of Munster Award, the Jerwood Foundation Scholarship and the Concordia Foundation. He has been described as "technically and musically out of the ordinary" by the legendary Ruggiero Ricci.

Kan Tomiat won the Kendall Taylor Beethoven Prize, the Hopkinson Gold Medal and the Florestano Rossomandi International Piano Competition in Italy (2004). He has been described by Japanese press thus: "superb technical accomplishment and poetry ...stunning".

Laura Anstee has an interest in world music genres, notably Jewish Klezmer, Gypsy, Balkan and Latin music, which has greatly enriched her approach to music today. She was awarded the Herbert Walenn prize, Douglas Cameron prize, McEwen prize and Gwyneth George prize.

The Ibuki Trio have unique experiences as performers and have appeared in major halls around the world, winning competitions and playing as soloists and chamber musicians.

Ben Wragg notably won the Making Music Young Concert Artist Award, the Countess of Munster Award, the Jerwood Foundation Scholarship and the Concordia Foundation. He has been described as "technically and musically out of the ordinary" by the legendary Ruggiero Ricci.

Kan Tomiat won the Kendall Taylor Beethoven Prize, the Hopkinson Gold Medal and the Florestano Rossomandi International Piano Competition in Italy (2004). He has been described by Japanese press thus: "superb technical accomplishment and poetry ...stunning".

Laura Anstee has an interest in world music genres, notably Jewish Klezmer, Gypsy, Balkan and Latin music, which has greatly enriched her approach to music today. She was awarded the Herbert Walenn prize, Douglas Cameron prize, McEwen prize and Gwyneth George prize.

The Israeli ensemble Trio Mondrian, now based in Berlin, is one of the most highly-praised young chamber groups on the international scene today. Their new recording features two of the most well-known trios from the 20th century - by Shostakovich and Ravel. The disc has already received a glowing review in the Gramophone prior to release.

In 2007 the Trio Mondrian won first prize at the prestigious International Chamber Music Competition in Trieste, Italy, as well as receiving the Special Prize for their interpretation of a Brahms Trio and the "Young Award". In addition, they have won the audience prize at the 2008 Bologna Festival. Marcello Abbado, the noted Italian musician and composer recently dedicated a new work to the group, titled "Trio Mondrian". Trio Mondrian performs regularly in Israel and Europe. Its first recording featured music by Brahms and Dvorak. In 2009 the trio was awarded a fellowship from the Borletti-Buitoni Trust in London.

The Beaux Arts Trio was recognised as one of the world’s greatest classical music ensembles and existed, with changes in membership, for 48 years.

When they performed this concert in 1960, the ensemble was only 5 years old. This recording gives us the opportunity to admire the beginnings of the trio.