A magnificent programme of trios from the Smetana

A magnificent programme of trios from the Smetana

‘Intensely emotional language packed with swooning melodies’

Freya Parr

Published: May 1, 2019 at 2:52 pm

‘The Smetana Trio’s performances, as captured in Supraphon’s warm recording, are totally compelling. It’s no mean feat that the players not only negotiate the ebb and flow of the musical argument in each work with tremendous flexibility of nuance, but that their imaginative approach to balance and texturing ensures that the listener is completely involved in the drama from first bar to last’

Arensky/Rachmaninov/Zemlinsky

Arensky: Piano Trio No, 1 Rachmaninov: Trio élégiaque No.1 in G minor Zemlinsky: Piano Trio Smetana Trio Supraphon SU4258-2 73:40mins

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Freya Parr

Digital Editor and Staff Writer, BBC Music Magazine

Freya Parr is BBC Music Magazine's digital editor and staff writer, editing and writing on all styles of music across both the website and print magazine. She has also written for titles including the Guardian, Circus Journal, Frankie and Suitcase Magazine, and runs The Noiseletter, a fortnightly arts and culture publication. Freya's main areas of interest and research lie in 20th-century and contemporary music. She's a regular sea shanty singer, folk obsessive and occasional flautist, pianist, organist and musical theatre director.
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