Parry: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 3
Leonore Piano Trio
Enthusiasm isn’t always enough to prevent recordings of unfamiliar music from sounding raw but these performances feel fully matured – fresh, intelligent and strikingly stylish; edgy when they...
Parry: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 3
Leonore Piano Trio
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Enthusiasm isn’t always enough to prevent recordings of unfamiliar music from sounding raw but these performances feel fully matured – fresh, intelligent and strikingly stylish; edgy when they...
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Parry’s Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 3 and Partita for violin and piano, performed by the Leonore Piano Trio and recorded by Hyperion. If the accident-prone first performance of the E minor trio in 1878 left its composer disheartened, he would surely have rejoiced to hear such alert, attentive interpretations as heard here.
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Awards and reviews
February 2019
Enthusiasm isn’t always enough to prevent recordings of unfamiliar music from sounding raw but these performances feel fully matured – fresh, intelligent and strikingly stylish; edgy when they need to be and opening out generously when Parry’s romantic impulse demands it…It’s certainly never a wallow…Phrases are taut and melodies are deftly characterised.
February 2019
A richly rewarding disc which I enjoyed from start to finish.
17th February 2019
The Leonore Trio give both works with ripe timbres and passion, meticulous in ensemble and intonation. They’re equally convincing in the early Partita, for violin and piano.
April 2019
The Leonore players respond with a fervent spontaneity and phrasal sensitivity that grips the attention from first note to last.
classicalsource.com February 2019
The heart of the piece is an eloquent and intimate Adagio and the Finale (Allegro giocoso) skips along uninhibitedly.
