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Tigran Mansurian, Frank Martin

Delta Piano Trio

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Format: CD
Label: Challenge Classics
UPC: 0608917290127
Catnr: CC 72901
Release date: 04 March 2022
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Challenge Classics
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0608917290127
Catalogue number
CC 72901
Release date
04 March 2022

"The Delta Piano Trio is staffed with Dutch musicians. While they play the trio by Dvorak mostly in a quiet, almost meditative, searching manner, the folkloristic sections in the last movement are then heard in a robust playing style. ​​"

Pizzicato, 14-3-2022
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Quite often, a work becomes a journey of discovery towards a certain origin, translated into sound. Martin, Mansurian and Dvořák composed three such colourful works for piano trio – voyages of discovery taken here by the Delta Piano Trio through scintillating sound worlds.

When an Irish-American benefactor asked him to write a work based on Irish folk songs, Martin grasped this as an exquisite opportunity to combine two of the quests occupying him at the time – music from distant cultures and rhythm. his Trio sur des mélodies populaires irlandaises (1925) is a complex, mature and multi-layered score. The Armenian composer Tigran Mansurian (b. 1939) gives the term a deeper meaning with the idea behind his 5 Bagatelles (1985): the smallest things can have the greatest significance in life. Each bagatelle sounds like a moment when truth opens up; crystal clear while at the same time beyond our comprehension. Like many artists of the Romantic era, Czech composer Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) let his music flourish from his deepest roots, his origins. His unique style represents a melting-pot of all sorts of characteristic elements of music and dance from his beloved Bohemia with the classical idiom. An example is the famous Piano Trio no. 4 (1891), based on the 'dumky', epic folk ballads depicting a tragic historic event. In much the same way that Martin, Mansurian and Dvořák each made their own voyages of discovery in their compositions, the Delta Piano Trio has also reached the heart of these three works.
Nicht selten wird ein Werk zu einer Entdeckungsreise zu einem bestimmten Ursprung, übersetzt in Klang. Martin, Mansurian und Dvořák komponierten drei solch farbenfrohe Werke für Klaviertrio - Entdeckungsreisen, die das Delta Piano Trio hier durch schillernde Klangwelten unternimmt.

Als ein irisch-amerikanischer Gönner ihn bat, ein Werk auf der Grundlage irischer Volkslieder zu schreiben, ergriff Martin die Gelegenheit, zwei seiner damaligen Interessen zu verbinden: die Musik ferner Kulturen und den Rhythmus. Sein Trio sur des mélodies populaires irlandaises (1925) ist eine komplexe, reife und vielschichtige Partitur. Der armenische Komponist Tigran Mansurian (geb. 1939) verleiht dem Begriff mit der Idee seiner 5 Bagatellen (1985) eine tiefere Bedeutung: Die kleinsten Dinge können im Leben die größte Bedeutung haben. Jede Bagatelle klingt wie ein Moment, in dem sich die Wahrheit auftut, kristallklar und zugleich jenseits unseres Verständnisses.
Wie viele Künstler der Romantik ließ auch der tschechische Komponist Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) seine Musik aus seinen tiefsten Wurzeln, seiner Herkunft, entstehen. Sein einzigartiger Stil ist ein Schmelztiegel aller möglichen charakteristischen Elemente der Musik und des Tanzes aus seinem geliebten Böhmen mit dem klassischen Idiom. Ein Beispiel dafür ist das berühmte Klaviertrio Nr. 4 (1891), das auf den "dumky" basiert, epischen Volksballaden, die ein tragisches historisches Ereignis schildern. So wie Martin, Mansurian und Dvořák in ihren Kompositionen jeweils eigene Entdeckungsreisen unternahmen, hat auch das Delta-Klaviertrio das Herz dieser drei Werke erreicht.

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Delta Piano Trio

Untainted and uncompromising musicality coupled with exceptional interpretive depth characterize the playing of the Delta Piano Trio, founded in Salzburg in 2013 by the three Dutch musicians Gerard Spronk, Irene Enzlin and Vera Kooper. The trio completed its studies in Salzburg, Paris and Basel with Wolfgang Redik (Vienna Piano Trio), Rainer Schmidt (Hagen Quartet), Anton Kernjak and with Trio Wanderer. Numerous prizes and awards underline the trio’s reputation, including first prizes at the international chamber music competitions Stasys Vainiunas in Lithuania, Salieri-Zinetti in Italy, Orlando in the Netherlands, at the Orpheus chamber music competition in Switzerland and, in particular, the highly endowed Kersjesprijs, the most important chamber music prize in the Netherlands, awarded in December 2020. The Delta Piano Trio has toured...
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Untainted and uncompromising musicality coupled with exceptional interpretive depth characterize the playing of the Delta Piano Trio, founded in Salzburg in 2013 by the three Dutch musicians Gerard Spronk, Irene Enzlin and Vera Kooper. The trio completed its studies in Salzburg, Paris and Basel with Wolfgang Redik (Vienna Piano Trio), Rainer Schmidt (Hagen Quartet), Anton Kernjak and with Trio Wanderer.

Numerous prizes and awards underline the trio’s reputation, including first prizes at the international chamber music competitions Stasys Vainiunas in Lithuania, Salieri-Zinetti in Italy, Orlando in the Netherlands, at the Orpheus chamber music competition in Switzerland and, in particular, the highly endowed Kersjesprijs, the most important chamber music prize in the Netherlands, awarded in December 2020.

The Delta Piano Trio has toured Europe, Russia, Israel, China, South Korea, Indonesia, and the United States, and has performed in concert halls such as the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the National Center of Performing Arts in Beijing, the Gang Dong Art Center in Seoul, St. Johns Smith Square in London, and the Jerusalem Music Center. The trio collaborates regularly with contemporary composers and maintains a collaborative relationship with Russian-American composer Lera Auerbach. They frequently give chamber music masterclasses and love coaching younger ensembles.


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Gerard Spronk (violin)

Irene Enzlin (cello)

Vera Kooper (piano)

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The Delta Piano Trio is staffed with Dutch musicians. While they play the trio by Dvorak mostly in a quiet, almost meditative, searching manner, the folkloristic sections in the last movement are then heard in a robust playing style. ​​
Pizzicato, 14-3-2022

A very imaginative folk-inspired programme, tales us from Ireland to Bohemia by way of Armenia. Whichever country we're visiting, the Delta Piano Trio prove terrific guides, playing with no little pizzazz.
BBC Music Magazine, 18-7-2022

Not only the music, also the performance is at the highest level. Don't let this gem pass you by
Basia con Fuoco, 08-6-2022

With its superb sound and perceptive notes, the present release can be warmly recommended if the coupling appeals.
Gramophone, 01-6-2022

In Dvorak, the Delta Piano Trio makes the fun of the refined playing with moods and rhythms clearly audible. A nice end to a journey of discovery in 3 stages.
Luister, 01-6-2022

all those combined efforts have resulted in a superior album in every way!
Opus Klassiek, 01-4-2022

Overall, I find it hard to resist these performances in such an attractive programme that is unique in the catalogue. I hope there are future discs to be had from this source.
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01.
Trio sur des mélodies populaires irlandaises: Allegro moderato
04:45
(Frank Martin) Vera Kooper, Irene Enzlin, Gerard Spronk, Delta Piano Trio
02.
Trio sur des mélodies populaires irlandaises: Adagio
05:29
(Frank Martin) Vera Kooper, Irene Enzlin, Gerard Spronk, Delta Piano Trio
03.
Trio sur des mélodies populaires irlandaises: Gigue
05:12
(Frank Martin) Vera Kooper, Irene Enzlin, Gerard Spronk, Delta Piano Trio
04.
Five Bagatelles, for violin, cello, and piano: Largo
02:36
(Tigran Mansurian) Vera Kooper, Irene Enzlin, Gerard Spronk, Delta Piano Trio
05.
Five Bagatelles, for violin, cello, and piano: Moderato
03:54
(Tigran Mansurian) Vera Kooper, Irene Enzlin, Gerard Spronk, Delta Piano Trio
06.
Five Bagatelles, for violin, cello, and piano: Allegro I
02:44
(Tigran Mansurian) Irene Enzlin, Vera Kooper, Gerard Spronk, Delta Piano Trio
07.
Five Bagatelles, for violin, cello, and piano: Allegro II
03:23
(Tigran Mansurian) Delta Piano Trio, Gerard Spronk, Irene Enzlin, Vera Kooper
08.
Five Bagatelles, for violin, cello, and piano: Moderato
01:42
(Tigran Mansurian) Delta Piano Trio, Gerard Spronk, Irene Enzlin, Vera Kooper
09.
Pianotrio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90, B. 166 “Dumky”: Lento maestoso - Allegro quasi doppio movimento
03:45
(Antonin Dvořák) Delta Piano Trio, Gerard Spronk, Irene Enzlin, Vera Kooper
10.
Pianotrio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90, B. 166 “Dumky”: Poco adagio - Vivace non troppo - Vivace
06:16
(Antonin Dvořák) Delta Piano Trio, Gerard Spronk, Irene Enzlin, Vera Kooper
11.
Pianotrio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90, B. 166 “Dumky”: Andante - Vivace non troppo - Allegretto
06:06
(Antonin Dvořák) Delta Piano Trio, Gerard Spronk, Irene Enzlin, Vera Kooper
12.
Pianotrio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90, B. 166 “Dumky”: Andante moderato - Allegretto scherzando - Quasi tempo di marcia
04:47
(Antonin Dvořák) Delta Piano Trio, Gerard Spronk, Irene Enzlin, Vera Kooper
13.
Pianotrio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90, B. 166 “Dumky”: Allegro
03:57
(Antonin Dvořák) Delta Piano Trio, Gerard Spronk, Irene Enzlin, Vera Kooper
14.
Pianotrio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90, B. 166 “Dumky”: Lento maestoso
04:34
(Antonin Dvořák) Delta Piano Trio, Gerard Spronk, Irene Enzlin, Vera Kooper
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