Cras, Reger, Dohnányi & Kodály: String Trios Jacques Thibaud String Trio

• Jean Cras (1879 - 1932): Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello:
• 1 Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello: I. — 07:36
• 2 Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello: II. Lento 07:28
• 3 Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello: III. Animé 04:23
• 4 Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello: IV. Très animé 05:19
• Max Reger (1873 - 1916): String Trio in A Minor, Op. 77b:
• 5 String Trio in A Minor, Op. 77b: I. Sostenuto – Allegro agitato 07:21
• 6 String Trio in A Minor, Op. 77b: II. Larghetto 06:53
• 7 String Trio in A Minor, Op. 77b: III. Scherzo. Vivace 02:00
• 8 String Trio in A Minor, Op. 77b: IV. Allegro con moto 05:51
• Ernst von Dohnányi (1877 - 1960): Serenade in C Major for String Trio, Op. 10:
• 9 Serenade in C Major for String Trio, Op. 10: I. Marcia. Allegro 02:04
• 10 Serenade in C Major for String Trio, Op. 10: II. Romanza. Adagio non troppo 03:49
• 11 Serenade in C Major for String Trio, Op. 10: III. Scherzo. Vivace 04:23
• 12 Serenade in C Major for String Trio, Op. 10: IV. Tema con variazioni. Andante con moto 06:35
• 13 Serenade in C Major for String Trio, Op. 10: V. Finale. Rondo 04:24
• Zoltán Kódaly (1882 - 1967): Intermezzo for String Trio:
• 14 Intermezzo for String Trio: Allegretto 05:11
• Total Runtime 01:13:17

Info for Cras, Reger, Dohnányi & Kodály: String Trios

Die vier Streichrios aus dem ersten Drittel des vorigen Jahrhunderts vermitteln einen Eindruck von der Weite der Möglichkeiten dieser Gattung: Vom eleganten Spiel mit der Tradition (Dohnányi)über das Ideal konsequenter Durchbildung impulsiver Musik (Reger) bis zum Glanzstück an Virtuosität und Farbsinn bei Jean Cras, dem Zeitgenossen Ravels.

Die Gattung des Streichtrios glänzt nicht durch viele, sondern durch besondere Werke. Diese aus dem Schatten des Musiklebens zu holen, setzte sich das Thibaud Trio zum Ziel, als es sich 1994 an der Berliner Hochschule (heute: Universität) der Künste gründete. 20 Jahre Konzertieren in Europa, den USA und Japan krönt das Ensemble mit einer CD-Produktion bei audite.

Vier Streichrios aus dem ersten Drittel des vorigen Jahrhunderts vermitteln einen Eindruck von der Weite der Möglichkeiten in diesem Genre: vom eleganten Spiel mit der Tradition (Dohnányi) über das Ideal konsequenter Durchbildung impulsiver Musik (Reger) bis zum Glanzstück an Virtuosität und Farbsinn bei Jean Cras, dem Zeitgenossen Ravels.

"[...] hier spielt ein festes Ensemble, ein Trio und kein zusammengewürfelter Kammermusikhaufen und das hört man mit jedem Ton. [...] Eine schöne CD! Sowohl, was das musikalische Programm angeht, als auch die Interpretation. In der Höhe klingt das Trio manchmal etwas klirrend, schrill und kratzig, präsentiert aber eine ungeheuer große Farbpalette, Musikalität und technische Brillanz. Eine dieser Aufnahmen, die einem von mal zu mal hören besser gefallen." (WDR3)

Jacques Thibaud Streichtrio

Jacques Thibaud String Trio
Burkhard Maiß, Bogdan Jianu and Andrei Banciu have been playing together since 2002 when Andrei Banciu started concertizing with the Jacques Thibaud String Trio.

After playing the piano quartet repertory together for so many years it seemed to be natural to concertize as a piano trio and spend more time with the great trios by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn and many others, combining them in their programms with string trios and piano quartets.

The founders of the ensemble Burkhard Maiß, Bogdan Jianu and Andrei Banciu have all established their reputations through successful performances throughout Europe, Asia, Scandinavia, South America, the United States and Canada. They could be heard in such famous venues as the Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, the Concertgebouw, the Mozarteum, Maison de Radio France and the Berlin Philharmonie.

As inspiration, the musicians have chosen the name of the French violinist Jacques Thibaud, who, beside his career as soloist was a world-famous chamber musician who next to traditional works, premiered many new and unknown compositions. He performed, for example, the now famous works of Debussy and Szymanovsky, working closely together with the composers.

Prize-winners in the prestigious 1999 Bonn Chamber Music Competition, the Jacques Thibaud String Trio was founded at the Berlin School of Art in 1994. Since then, the ensemble has performed throughout Europe, Japan and North America, receiving tremendous acclaim from audiences and critics alike.

Calling their playing “spontaneous and commanding,” the New York Times said, “this could be the first string trio in some time to have a major career.”

In December 2005, the trio gave five performances in San Francisco and other west coast cities of Mozart's rare, unfinished Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola, Cello and Orchestra with the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra.

With their charm, youthful exuberance and astounding virtuosity, the Trio has delighted audiences of all ages in large and small venues. In the U.S., they have appeared at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, New York City’s Frick Collection (twice), Washington DC’s National Gallery, hundreds of other venues including Stanford University, the Caramoor Festival, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and cities including Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, San Diego, Milwaukee, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Memphis, Indianapolis, Phoenix, Tucson, Salt Lake City and Honolulu. As Ensemble-in-Residence at the 2001 Florida International Festival, they drew an audience of over two thousand to their final concert. They have also given successful residencies in a settings ranging from conservatories to music camps to an Indian reservation in Arizona.

Internationally, the Trio has appeared at London’s Wigmore Hall, throughout Germany, in major Japanese cities on several tours, and at some of Europe’s most prestigious festivals including Belgium’s Musica Mundi, Gidon Kremer’s Echternach Festival in Luxembourg, and Denmark’s Roskilde Schubert Festival.

In 2009 they played a gala –concert for the German embassy in Paris at Palais Beauharnais in Paris.

Recent performances included concerts in Germany (Berlin) , Belgium and Netherlands (Amsterdam.)

The trio consists of Burkhard Maiss, Hannah Strijbos and Bogdan Jianu.

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