Dvořák, Smetana & Suk: Piano Trios Thomas Albertus Irnberger, David Geringas, Pavel Kašpar

• Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): Piano Trio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90, B. 166 "Dumky":
• 1 Piano Trio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90, B. 166 "Dumky": I. Lento maestoso – Allegro quasI. doppio movimento 04:16
• 2 Piano Trio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90, B. 166 "Dumky": II. Poco adagio – Vivace non troppo 06:38
• 3 Piano Trio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90, B. 166 "Dumky": III. Andante – Vivace non troppo 06:05
• 4 Piano Trio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90, B. 166 "Dumky": IV. Andante moderato – Allegretto scherzando 05:02
• 5 Piano Trio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90, B. 166 "Dumky": V Allegro 04:02
• 6 Piano Trio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90, B. 166 "Dumky": VI. Lento maestoso – Vivace. QuasI. doppio movimento 04:56
• Bedřich Smetana (1824 - 1884): Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15, JB 1:64:
• 7 Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15, JB 1:64: I. Moderato assai 11:01
• 8 Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15, JB 1:64: II. Allegro, ma non agitato 07:41
• 9 Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15, JB 1:64: III. Finale. Presto 09:02
• Antonín Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 21, B. 51:
• 10 Piano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 21, B. 51: I. Allegro molto 12:29
• 11 Piano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 21, B. 51: II. Adagio molto e mesto 08:21
• 12 Piano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 21, B. 51: III. Allegretto scherzando 06:35
• 13 Piano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 21, B. 51: IV. Finale. Allegro vivace 06:06
• Piano Trio No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 26, B. 56:
• 14 Piano Trio No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 26, B. 56: I. Allegro moderato 11:31
• 15 Piano Trio No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 26, B. 56: II. Largo 06:02
• 16 Piano Trio No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 26, B. 56: III. Scherzo. Presto 05:41
• 17 Piano Trio No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 26, B. 56: IV. Finale. Allegro non tanto 06:01
• Piano Trio No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 65, B. 130:
• 18 Piano Trio No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 65, B. 130: I. Allegro ma non troppo 14:11
• 19 Piano Trio No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 65, B. 130: II. Allegretto grazioso 07:08
• 20 Piano Trio No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 65, B. 130: III. Poco adagio 10:21
• 21 Piano Trio No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 65, B. 130: IV. Finale. Allegro con brio 10:26
• Josef Suk (1874 - 1935): Elegie in D-Flat Major, Op. 23:
• 22 Elegie in D-Flat Major, Op. 23 (Arr. for Piano Trio) 05:22
• Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 2:
• 23 Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 2: I. Allegro 06:29
• 24 Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 2: II. Andante 04:08
• 25 Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 2: III. Vivace 05:29
• Total Runtime 03:05:03

Info for Dvořák, Smetana & Suk: Piano Trios

"The growing national consciousness of the European peoples in the 19th century led to numerous innovations and changes in many countries that had hitherto held onto the artistic models of Central and Western Europe. In the case of Czechoslovakia in the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, Antonin Dvorak is besides Bedrich Smetana and Josef Suk probably the composer that first comes to mind who masterfully understood how to weave into their works the essence of the popular folk songs and dances. Thomas Albertus Irnberger, violin, Pavel Kašpar, piano and David Geringas, cello, present the four piano trios by Dvorak as well as the piano trios by Smetana and Suk on this triple-album."

Thomas Albertus Irnberger, violin
Pavel Kašpar, piano
David Geringas, cello

Pavel Kaspar
studied with Prof. Rudolf Macudzinski in Bratislava, Prof. Frantisek Rauch in Prague and then with Prof. Ludwig Hoffmann in Munich. The Czech pianist holds regular concerts throughout Europe, Israel, Turkey, China, Mexico, the USA and Canada.

His CD with piano works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Joseph Haydn was released by Artesmon in 2010 and the same year another CD with the Czech flautist Roman Novotny with works by Francis Poulenc, Bohuslav Martinu, Darius Milhaud and Francois Born. For the Swiss label Tudor, Pavel Kaspar recorded the piano works by Bohuslav Martinu on four CDs, earning the very best reviews from the international press.

Thomas Albertus Irnberger
who was born in Salzburg in 1985, is among Austria's leading violinists. At the age of 15 in the Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels he celebrated a debut that attracted widespread attention, and ever since is performing as a soloist and chamber musician in major concert halls in Europe, Israel and in Asia.

His more than 40 recordings have regularly been the recipients of prizes and top rankings from the international press.

His regular chamber music partners include such noted figures as Paul Badura-Skoda, Jörg Demus, Michael Korstick, David Geringas, Barbara Moser, Pavel Ka?par and Edoardo Torbianelli. Since 2008 Thomas Albertus Irnberger has devoted himself to research into and the rediscovery of "ostracised composers" and in Israel he played the first performance of the violin concerto by Hans Gál.

David Geringas
Born in Vilnius/Lithuania, the cellist and conductor David Geringas is today numbered among the elite of music. His intellectual severity, stylistic versatility, his melodic feeling and the sensuality of the sound he produces have brought him awards from all around the world. A former student of Rostropovich and winner of the first prize and the gold medal at the Tchaikovsky competition (1970), he can now look back on a career that has extended over decades.

Well-known contemporary composers such as Sofia Gubaidulina, Ned Rorem, P?teris Vasks and Erkki-Sven Tüür have dedicated cello concertos to David Geringas. He was the first musician to perform many works of the Russian and Lithuanian avant-garde in the West.

As conductor David Geringas appears regularly on podia at home and abroad and listeners have frequently had the opportunity to experience him in the double function as cellist and conductor. In the winter semester 2014/2015 David Geringas was visiting professor at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and at the Manhattan School of Music in New York.

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