Clarke, Ives & Beach: Piano Trios Gould Piano Trio

• Amy Beach (1867 - 1944): Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 150:
• 1 Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 150: I. Allegro 04:26
• 2 Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 150: Lento espressivo 05:34
• 3 Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 150: III. Allegro con brio 04:12
• Charles Ives (1874 - 1954): Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano:
• 4 Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano: I. Moderato 04:35
• 5 Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano: TSIAJ 05:51
• 6 Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano: III. Moderato con moto 12:03
• Rebecca Clarke (1886 - 1979): Piano Trio:
• 7 Piano Trio: I. Moderato ma appassionato 09:21
• 8 Piano Trio: II. Andante molto semplice 06:35
• 9 Piano Trio: III. Allegro vigoroso 07:55
• Total Runtime 01:00:32

Info for Clarke, Ives & Beach: Piano Trios

Charles Ives’ (1874–1954) only Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano is without question, one of his most major works. Amy Beach (1867–1944) was recognized in her lifetime as one of the most acclaimed American composers – her Trio, Op. 150, was composed in 1938 and is steeped in the developmental processes of late-nineteenth-century models while quoting two Inuit folk songs. Although born and educated in England, Rebecca Clarke (1886–1979) wrote her Piano Trio as part of a chamber music competition in Pittsfield MA and has been described as the finest work in the genre by any British composer.

Gould Piano Trio:
Lucy Gould, piano
Richard Lester, cello
Benjamin Frith, piano

The Gould Piano Trio
directly compared to the great Beaux Arts Trio for their ‘musical fire’ and ‘dedicaon to the genre’ in the Washington Post, have remained at the forefront of the international chamber music scene for a quarter of a century. Launched by their first prize at the Melbourne Chamber Music Compeon, they were ‘ECHO Rising Stars’, making a highly successful debut at the Weill Recital Hall in New York’s Carnegie Hall, and described by The Strad magazine as ‘Pure Gould’.

Their many appearances at London’s Wigmore Hall have included the complete piano trios of Dvorak, Mendelssohn and Schubert – plus in the 2017–18 season, a Beethoven cycle, to celebrate twenty-five years since their first appearance at this iconic venue.

Commissioning and performing new works is an important part of the trio’s philosophy of staying creative and freshly inspired. Sir James MacMillan’s second Piano Trio was written for them in 2014 and premiered at the Bath International Fesval that season. 2017 featured the Goulds in the Hull ‘City of Culture’ celebration, performing former BBC Young Musician, Mark Simpson’s After Avedon The annual Corbridge Chamber Music Fesval, presented by the trio together with clarinetist Robert Plane, celebrated its tweneth anniversary with a commission from Huw Watkins – his Four Fables. It is scored for clarinet and piano trio, an instrumentation made famous by Messiaen in his Quartet for the End of Time which also forms part of their discography with Plane.

The Gould Trio’s extensive tours of North America, the Far East, New Zealand, and Europe are interspersed with masterclasses to nurture the next generaon, at instuons such as the Guildhall School in London, the Brien-Pears Young Arst Programme at Snape and Darington Summer School.

In addition to their highly praised recordings of the standard works, the trio have thrown light on neglected gems from the late romanc Brish repertoire with recordings for Naxos and Chandos, including C.V. Stanford’s and John Ireland’s piano trios, plus works by Bax, Milford, York Bowen and Cyril Sco. Just released is a recording entitled Stolen Airs of music by Northumbrian composer John Casken, including his piano trio and Shadowed Pieces for violin and piano.

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