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Ravel & Shostakovich - Piano Trios | Alpha ALPHA1002

Ravel & Shostakovich - Piano Trios

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Label: Alpha

Cat No: ALPHA1002

Barcode: 3701624510025

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Chamber

Release Date: 20th October 2023

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Ravel composed his Piano Trio, M67, just before enlisting voluntarily in the First World War. Inspired by the Basque country and its zortziko dance, the Trio ends with a sombre, almost anguished fourth movement. A mood inspired by the impending war? In his Piano Trio no.2, op.67, Shostakovich too is affected by the horrors of war and the death of a close friend. For the first time in the Russian composer’s output, we hear a Jewish theme, a danse macabre echoing the terrible events of the time. Another point in common between the two works is that both include a passacaglia. For the Busch Trio, it was self-evident that these two heart-rending works should be brought together on the same album.

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