The History of the Russian Piano Trio. Part 2. The Silver Age and Art Nouveau era

CD 6 ‘RACHMANINOV’

Cat. No.: 8.574687
Released in May 2025

Sergey Rachmaninov (1873–1943)
Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G Minor (1892)
1. Lento lugubre

Trio élégiaque No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 9 (1893, 3 nd edition 1917)
‘To the Memory of a Great Artist‘
2. Moderato
3. Quasi variazione
4. Allegro risoluto

Total time: 01:02:50

CD 7 ‘LOST IN RUSSIA’

Cat. No.: 8.574688
Upcoming release – July 2025

Vladislav Aloiz (1860–1918?)
Piano Trio in F major, op. 40 (1897)
‘A Monsieur Wladimir Puchalski. Directeur de l'école Impériale à Kieff'
1. Allegro con spirito
2. Andante con passione
3. Allegro giocoso

World premiere recording

Alexander Winkler (1865–1935)
Piano Trio in F-sharp minor, op. 17 (1910)
‘Respectueux hommage a Son Altesse la Princesse Hélène de Saxe-Altenbourg';
4. Allegro
5. Vivace
6. Andante
7. Allegro deciso

World premiere recording

CD 8 ‘RUSSIA ABROAD: BERLIN’

Cat. No.: 8.574689
Upcoming release – September 2025

Nikolai Lopatnikoff (1903–1976)
Piano Trio in A minor, op. 23 (1932)
1. Allegro
2. Scherzo. Allegro molto vivace
3. Andante
4. Allegro molto

World premiere recording

Paul Juon (1872–1940)
Suite for piano, violin and cello in C major, op. 89 (1932)
‘Bronislaw von Pozniak gewidmet’
5. Moderato
6. Giocoso
7. Andantino
8. Allegretto
9. Allegro giusto

Piano Trio #1 in A minor, op. 17 (1901)
10. Allegro
11. Adagio non troppo
12. Rondo. Allegro

CD 9 ‘RUSSIA ABROAD: PARIS – ROMA – NEW YORK’

Cat. No.: 8.574690
Upcoming release – November 2025

Alexander Gretchaninov (1864–1956)
Piano Trio in G major, op. 128 (1931)
1. Allegro
2. Intermezzo. Moderato assai
3. Finale. Vivo

Alexander Tcherepnin (1899–1977)
Piano Trio, op. 34 (1925) ‘A Monsieur Albert Blondel’
4. Moderato tranquillo-Allegro
5. Allegretto
6. Allegro molto

Daniele Amfitheatrof (1901–1983)
Piano Trio ‘A May’ in A major (1932)
7. Principiare lentamente poi accelerare – Andante – Allegro – Molto sostenuto
e drammatico – Largamente – Animando – Moderato
8. Molto lento
9. Vivace e gaio – Lento – Mistico – Solenne – Agitato – Subito piu lento –
Poco piu mosso ma con larghezza

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Jakob Weinberg (1879–1956)
Piano Trio on Hebrew themes, op. 28 (1933?)
10. Elegia. Andante con lament
11. Scherzo. Presto
12. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto – Poco allegretto – Allegro
marciale – Alla burlesca – Improvisata. Lento – Andante con moto – Allegro –
Coda. Largo - Presto

World premiere recording

CD 10 ‘SOVIET AVANT-GARDE’

Cat. No.: 8.574691
Upcoming release – February 2026

Nikolai Roslavets (1880–1944)
Piano Trio #4 (1927)
1. Moderato con moto
2. Allegro vivace
3. Lento
4. Allegro risoluto

Dmitry Schostakovitch (1906–1975)
Piano Trio #1, op. 8 (1923) ‘To Tatiana Glivenko”
5. Andante

Piano Trio #2 in E minor, op. 67 (1944) ‘To the Memory of Ivan Sollertinsky’
6. Andante – Moderato – Poco piu mosso
7. Allegro con brio
8. Largo
9. Allegretto

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