Creation CD
Creation CD
Composers: Ludwig Van Beethoven, Alfred Schnittke, Octavio Vazquez
“From the first notes, we knew that this was a group of first-rate chamber musicians, who took as much delight in the joys of intimate playing as they gave.” —Ken Keaton, Palm Beach Daily News
FROM DELOS: The ever-impressive Poulenc Trio is a first-rate chamber ensemble comprised of distinguished oboe, bassoon, and piano virtuosos. In this – the group’s debut recording for Delos – we are treated to a fascinating and beautifully played program centered on works by Russian master Alfred Schnittke alongside music both old and new by Beethoven and Spain’s Octavio Vasquez.
The two Schnittke pieces are actually different versions of the same arresting work, Suite in the Old Style, written after this erstwhile “bad boy” of Soviet-era music had abandoned his radically serial style in favor of a more accessible approach. The first version pairs each of its five movements with a poem by award-winning poet Lia Purpura (from her collection It Shouldn’t Have Been Beautiful), while the second omits the poetry. The remaining works are Beethoven’s charming “Gassenhauer” Trio and the Triptych for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano – a captivating piece that Vasquez composed specifically for the Poulenc Trio, which is committed to commissioning, performing, and recording new works from living composers.
Track Listing:
Alfred Schnittke (arr. Mikhail Krutik): Suite in the Old Style – With poems by Lia Purpura
Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11, “Gassenhauer”
Octavio Vazquez: Triptych for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano (2012)
Alfred Schnittke (arr. Mikhail Krutik): Suite in the Old Style (alternate version, without poems)
- Pastorale (First Leaf) (4:14)
- Ballet (Story) (2:55)
- Minuet (Old World) (3:59)
- Fugue (Creation) (3:01)
- Pantomime (Sunday) (4:24)
- Allegro con brio (9:16)
- Adagio (5:05)
- Tema con variazioni “Pria ch’io l’impegno”: Allegretto (6:35)
- Moderato; allegro (5:26)
- Adagio (5:39)
- Scherzo (3:58)
- Pastorale (3:34)
- Ballet (2:15)
- Minuet (3:30)
- Fugue (2:29)
- Pantomime (4:01)