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La Mer - French Piano Trios

Contemporary Romantic Intimate Virtuosic Nostalgic
$21.99

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Composer
Mel Bonis, Claude Debussy, Camille Saint-Saens
Artist
Neave Trio
Format
CD
Label
Chandos
Released
Jun 20, 2025
Catalog #
CHAN 20337
UPC
0095115233726

About

The Neave Trio's new album celebrates French works for piano trio, focussing on three works composed around the turn of the twentieth century. Saint-Saens's Piano Trio No. 2 dates from 1892 and comprises five movements. Unusually for Saint-Saens, the work took a great deal of time from conception to completion (over five years) and then went through a number of revisions before Saint-Saens was finally satisfied. Mel Bonis's two pieces Soir and Matin, whilst on a smaller scale, are equally powerful works, bridging the worlds of romanticism and impressionism. The first piece is dominated by a cantabile melody, whilst Matin is more chromatic and harmonically complex. The album concludes with Sally Beamish's arrangement of Debussy's orchestral masterpiece La Mer. This three-movement symphonic work presented Beamish with an exceptional challenge, as she strove to 'reinvent Debussy's orchestral score with the piano trio in mind... This meant exploring what strings and piano can do in terms of texture, and concentrating on idiomatic and natural techniques.' By studying and recreating Debussy's colours and textures, rather than attempting to transcribe every note, Beamish produced an arrangement that presents the performers and listeners with a completely new perspective on these well-loved seascapes.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro non troppo 11:10
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    11:10
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Ensemble
    Neave Trio
  2. 2 II. Allegretto 05:44
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegretto
    Duration
    05:44
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Ensemble
    Neave Trio
  3. 3 III. Andante con moto 04:11
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Andante con moto
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Ensemble
    Neave Trio
  4. 4 IV. Grazioso, poco allegro 04:13
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Grazioso, poco allegro
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Ensemble
    Neave Trio
  5. 5 V. Allegro 07:32
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Allegro
    Duration
    07:32
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Ensemble
    Neave Trio
  6. 6 No. 1. Soir, a Mademoiselle Foltzer: Andante cantabile - Cédez un peu 04:19
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 1. Soir, a Mademoiselle Foltzer: Andante cantabile - Cédez un peu
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Ensemble
    Neave Trio
  7. 7 No. 2. Matin, au Trio Chaigneau: Andantino - Più vivo 03:56
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 2. Matin, au Trio Chaigneau: Andantino - Più vivo
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Ensemble
    Neave Trio
  8. 8 No. 1. De l'aube a midi sur la mer 08:00
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 1. De l'aube a midi sur la mer
    Duration
    08:00
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Neave Trio
  9. 9 No. 2. Jeux de vagues 07:51
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 2. Jeux de vagues
    Duration
    07:51
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Neave Trio
  10. 10 No. 3. Dialogue du vent et de la mer 08:05
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 3. Dialogue du vent et de la mer
    Duration
    08:05
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Neave Trio