Description
Ravel & Martinů: Piano Trios & Chamber Works / The Bekova Sisters (Chandos Audio CD)
UPC: 095115945223
Overview
This Chandos digital recording features The Bekova Sisters in two of Maurice Ravel’s most celebrated chamber works alongside Bohuslav Martinů’s early trios and duos. Spanning Ravel’s luminous Piano Trio in A minor and his Sonata for Violin & Cello to Martinů’s concise Piano Trio No. 1 and Duo for Violin & Cello, the album showcases the ensemble’s nuanced artistry over 74 minutes 43 seconds of stereo clarity.
Product Features
- Format: CD, Album; Jewel case
- Label & Catalog: Chandos – CHAN 9452 (Digital)
- Release Year: 1996
- Total Duration: 74 minutes 43 seconds
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Artists:
- Eleonora Bekova – piano
- Elvira Bekova – violin
- Alfia Bekova – cello
- Recording: Chandos Records Ltd., Colchester, Essex, England
- Cover Art: Jonathan Rose; Design by Penny Lee
Track Listing
1–4. Piano Trio in A minor, M. 67 (Ravel) – 28:43
- I Modéré – 10:13
- II Pantoum: Assez vif – 4:21
- III Passacaille: Très large – 8:01
- IV Finale: Animé – 6:02
5–9. Piano Trio No. 1 “Cinq Pièces Brèves,” H. 193 (Martinů) – 11:07
- 5. I Allegro moderato – 1:47
- 6. II Adagio – 3:52
- 7. III Allegro – 1:27
- 8. IV Allegro moderato – 1:47
- 9. V Allegro con brio – 2:07
10–13. Sonata for Violin & Cello, M. 73 (Ravel) – 21:04
- 10. I Allegro – 5:25
- 11. II Très vif – 3:04
- 12. III Lent – 6:36
- 13. IV Vif, avec entrain – 5:48
14–15. Duo for Violin & Cello No. 1, H. 157 (Martinů) – 13:26
- 14. I Praeludium: Andante moderato – 4:46
- 15. II Rondo: Allegro con brio – 8:35
Publishers and Artists
- Label: Chandos Records Ltd., Colchester, Essex, England
- Producer: Brian Couzens
- Engineer: Ben Connellan
- Typography: Dave Partridge
- Liner Notes: Edward Blakeman; Translations by Florence Daguerre de Hureaux
- Recording Date: 1996
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