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Compact Disc CDH55063

£6.99

This disc displays the range of Bridge's invention in the chamber music medium over a 22 year period. The first trio and quartet were composed before the First World War and are both in the Phantasy form.

Recorded in the Seldon Hall, The Haberdashers' Aske's School, Elstree, on 10 11 July 1987
Recording Engineer
ANTONY HOWELL
Recording Producer
MARK BROWN
Design
TERRY SHANNON
Executive Producers
LESLIE BARDRICK
EDWARD PERRY
© Hyperion Records Ltd, London, 2001
Originally issued on Hyperion CDA66279

Duration: 64'55
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FRANK BRIDGE (1871-1941)

Piano Trios
Piano Quartet

THE DARTINGTON PIANO TRIO
OLIVER BUTTERWORTH violin
MICHAEL EVANS cello
FRANK WIBAUT piano
with
PATRICK IRELAND viola

Contents:

    PHANTASIE TRIO (PIANO TRIO NO 1) IN C MINOR 1907
    for violin, cello and piano
  1. Allegro moderato [8'36]
  2. Allegro scherzoso [4'28]
  3. Allegro moderato [3'58]

    PHANTASY PIANO QUARTET IN F SHARP MINOR 1911
    for violin, viola, cello and piano

  4. Andante con moto [2'58]
  5. Allegro [4'36]
  6. Andante con moto [5'34]

    PIANO TRIO (NO 2) 1929
    for violin, cello and piano

  7. Allegretto [13'13]
  8. Molto allegro [5'21]
  9. Andante molto [6'43]
  10. Allegro ma non troppo [9'24]
Sleeve Notes

'Throughout it is melodious, harmonically rich, rhythmically and texturally alive, and deliciously textured in its scoring … A fabulous release' (The Birmingham Post)

'The performances catch the subtly shifting moods … and the recordings sound as atmospheric and sensitively balanced as when they first appeared, 13 years ago. A very worthwhile reissue' (BBC Music Magazine)

'Playing of exceptional eloquence and sensitivity. The Hyperion recording is altogether superb, in the demonstration bracket' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

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