As with the previous volumes in this series, Trio Gaspard has conceived a programme of contrasting trios that works as a standalone recital. The musicians have again included a contemporary work commissioned as part of the project – in this instance the world-première recording of Kit Armstrong’s Revêtements.

The earliest trio on the album – no.12 – takes its form from the dance suite, with an opening allemande and concluding minuet framing a minor-key polonaise. Trio no.19 which opens the programme features two contrasting movements in the same tonality – a spirited Vivace offset by a graceful minuet. The long and complex first movement of Trio no.25 is followed by two shorter ones. Whilst the outer movements of Trio no.43 sit firmly in C major, the A major central movement (with an extended central minor key section) displays yet another form of contrast.

Trio Gaspard is regularly invited to major international concert halls across Europe and further afield. Highlights of the 2023/24 season will include a residency at Wigmore Hall, a performance of Beethoven’s ‘Triple’ Concerto with Uppsala Chamber Orchestra, and recitals in Firenze, Lucerne, Bern, Helsinki, Gateshead, and Heidelberg.