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Bridge: Piano Trio No 2, Phantasie Trio, Miniatures / Wass, Liebeck, Chaushian
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Bridge: Piano Trio No 2, Phantasie Trio, Miniatures / Wass, Liebeck, Chaushian

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Details

Composer
BRIDGE, FRANK
Artist
Wass, Chausbian, Liebeck
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Feb 24, 2009
Catalog #
8570792
UPC
747313079278

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BRIDGE Piano Trios: No. 1, “Phantasie”; No. 2. Miniatures: Set 1; Set 2; Set 3 • Ashley Wass (pn); Jack Liebeck (vn); Alexander Chaushian (vc) • NAXOS 8.570792 (72:47)


The half-hour Bridge Second Trio (1929) is one of the best things he ever wrote, some of the very strongest British chamber music of its time, along with Bridge’s own last two quartets. The opening is unforgettably bleak, and a ripe expressionist drama unfolds. It is not as “advanced” as the music Webern and Schoenberg were writing 20 years earlier, yet at the same time it almost prefigures Shostakovich. Sound here is very good, and the playing has great commitment, concentration, and fleetness of foot. But the very stiff competition includes a live 1963 version with Britten, Menuhin, and Gendron, as well as a fine, cheap Helios disc.


Compared to the Trio No. 2, the rest of the CD offers salon music. The “Phantasie” Trio is much like the other Cobbett Prize-winning pieces by various composers, and it sounds faded to my ears, though these players give it everything. The Miniatures are slight character studies in late-19th century style, but they may be the disc’s main selling point for Bridge collectors. The Dussek Trio’s 1995 version is good, but these Naxos players make a strong case for the Miniatures , and the sound is better. This performance of the Second Trio won’t disappoint you either, if you get the Naxos disc for the other repertoire; though if you already have the Lyrita or Helios recordings, rest easy. If you have no Bridge Second Trio, do get the Britten version on BBC, even if you buy none of the other CDs. The new disc is highly recommended to admirers of the composer—two different composers, really, early and late, as this CD vividly demonstrates.


FANFARE: Paul Ingram

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro moderato ma con fuoco 06:22
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato ma con fuoco
    Duration
    06:22
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Jack Liebeck, Alexander Chaushian, Ashley Wass
  2. 2 II. Andante con molto espressione 02:23
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante con molto espressione
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Jack Liebeck, Alexander Chaushian, Ashley Wass
  3. 3 III. Allegro scherzoso 04:05
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro scherzoso
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Jack Liebeck, Alexander Chaushian, Ashley Wass
  4. 4 IV. Allegro moderato 03:39
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Jack Liebeck, Alexander Chaushian, Ashley Wass
  5. 5 I. Allegretto 11:51
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegretto
    Duration
    11:51
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Jack Liebeck, Alexander Chaushian, Ashley Wass
  6. 6 II. Molto allegro 05:03
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Molto allegro
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Jack Liebeck, Alexander Chaushian, Ashley Wass
  7. 7 III. Andante molto 06:31
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Andante molto
    Duration
    06:31
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Jack Liebeck, Alexander Chaushian, Ashley Wass
  8. 8 IV. Allegro ma non troppo 08:32
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    08:32
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Jack Liebeck, Alexander Chaushian, Ashley Wass
  9. 9 Set 1: No. 1. Minuet 02:34
    Track
    9
    Title
    Set 1: No. 1. Minuet
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Jack Liebeck, Alexander Chaushian, Ashley Wass
  10. 10 Set 1: No. 2. Gavotte 02:24
    Track
    10
    Title
    Set 1: No. 2. Gavotte
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Jack Liebeck, Alexander Chaushian, Ashley Wass
  11. 11 Set 1: No. 3. Allegretto 01:20
    Track
    11
    Title
    Set 1: No. 3. Allegretto
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Jack Liebeck, Alexander Chaushian, Ashley Wass
  12. 12 Set 2: No. 4. Romance 04:32
    Track
    12
    Title
    Set 2: No. 4. Romance
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Jack Liebeck, Alexander Chaushian, Ashley Wass
  13. 13 Set 2: No. 5. Intermezzo 01:44
    Track
    13
    Title
    Set 2: No. 5. Intermezzo
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Jack Liebeck, Alexander Chaushian, Ashley Wass
  14. 14 Set 2: No. 6. Saltarello 02:19
    Track
    14
    Title
    Set 2: No. 6. Saltarello
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Jack Liebeck, Alexander Chaushian, Ashley Wass
  15. 15 Set 3: No. 7. Valse russe 03:25
    Track
    15
    Title
    Set 3: No. 7. Valse russe
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Jack Liebeck, Alexander Chaushian, Ashley Wass
  16. 16 Set 3: No. 8. Hornpipe 02:52
    Track
    16
    Title
    Set 3: No. 8. Hornpipe
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Jack Liebeck, Alexander Chaushian, Ashley Wass
  17. 17 Set 3: No. 9. Marche militaire 03:09
    Track
    17
    Title
    Set 3: No. 9. Marche militaire
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Jack Liebeck, Alexander Chaushian, Ashley Wass