Product Description
Stanford’s chamber music occupies an important position in his oeuvre, and this recording unearths more rarities.
Piano Trio No. 1 was dedicated to the great Hans von Bülow and is an impressively large-scaled and lyrical work, exuding both elegance and vigour. Piano Quartet No. 2 was revived by the Gould Trio after long neglect in 2010. It too is an exceptional work, melodically profuse, including folkloric elements and balancing its clement and turbulent aspects with utter assurance. The violin pieces supply appealing qualities of tuneful playfulness.
Tracklisting
Piano Trio No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 35
Legend*
Six Irish Fantasies, Op. 54, No. 3: Jig*
Six Irish Fantasies, Op. 54, No. 5: Hush Song*
Piano Quartet No. 2 in C minor, Op. 133 (edited by Jeremy Dibble)
with David Adams (viola)
*World Premiere Recording
