Naxos continues its "Russian Piano Trio" series with a 5th volume, presenting 3 composers who surely qualify as "unsung":
Vladimir Dyck (1882-1943) Piano Trio in C minor op. 25 (1910)
Constantin von Sternberg (1852-1924) Piano Trio #3 in C major, op 104 (1912)
Sergey Youferov (1865-?1927 sic) Piano Trio in C minor, op. 52 (1911)
Brahms Trio performs, Naxos says "all premiere recordings". Amazon USA shows that it was released 18 May, but states "currently unavailable". Amazon UK has it listed but no specific release date info. Don't see it yet at Presto.
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Russian-5-Brahms-Trio/dp/B094L58ZLX/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=History+of+the+Russian+5&qid=1621905720&s=music&sr=1-8-catcorr (https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Russian-5-Brahms-Trio/dp/B094L58ZLX/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=History+of+the+Russian+5&qid=1621905720&s=music&sr=1-8-catcorr)
https://smile.amazon.com/History-Russian-Dyck-Brahms-Trio/dp/B094L58ZLX/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=History+of+the+Russian+5&qid=1621906437&s=music&sr=1-1 (https://smile.amazon.com/History-Russian-Dyck-Brahms-Trio/dp/B094L58ZLX/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=History+of+the+Russian+5&qid=1621906437&s=music&sr=1-1)
I've been curious to hear Sternberg's trios, though I've only seen the scores of #s 2 and 3 - don't know if no.1 even survives, does it? - but it'll be good to hear one of the two I have seen :)
This is the final release in Naxos' History of the Russian Piano Trio - and it's by far the most adventurous.
Vladimir Dyck, born in Odessa, studied with Widor at the Paris Conservatoire and eventually took French citizenship in the year he wrote his Piano Trio. Tragically in 1943 he was arrested with his family and transported to Auschwitz where he died.
His Piano Trio (31:29) is markedly Russian in character, varied in mood and choc full of melody, sentiment and drama. An incredibly beautiful work, in other words. The slow movement is a stunner!
I've just downloaded the recording, but haven't listened to it yet. Thanks for the preview Alan, it sounds very promising.
Thank you for bringing our attention to this, Sharkkb8.
From what you say, Alan, it sounds like this volume is a 'must buy' for me, and I am wondering if it is actually worth buying the whole set. Better check the reviews...
Quote from: semloh on Monday 12 July 2021, 00:21
Thank you for bringing our attention to this, Sharkkb8.
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Quote from: Alan Howe on Sunday 11 July 2021, 21:14
This is the final release in Naxos' History of the Russian Piano Trio - and it's by far the most adventurous.
Vladimir Dyck, born in Odessa, studied with Widor at the Paris Conservatoire and eventually took French citizenship in the year he wrote his Piano Trio. Tragically in 1943 he was arrested with his family and transported to Auschwitz where he died.
His Piano Trio (31:29) is markedly Russian in character, varied in mood and choc full of melody, sentiment and drama. An incredibly beautiful work, in other words. The slow movement is a stunner!
It's quite hard researching the Ukrainian-Jewish Dyck but here's a few pages on him which I found in English and French:
http://www.musimem.com/dyck.htm (http://www.musimem.com/dyck.htm)
https://www.tobias-broeker.de/rare-manuscripts/a-f/dyck-vladimir/ (https://www.tobias-broeker.de/rare-manuscripts/a-f/dyck-vladimir/) (includes scores of his symphonies)
https://defr.abcdef.wiki/wiki/Vladimir_Dyck (https://defr.abcdef.wiki/wiki/Vladimir_Dyck)
Dyck's trio is in score & parts on IMSLP, btw, and there is a brief Wikipedia article in French here (https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Dyck). (1910 is the probably-first publication date, of course- I see no evidence that composition date is known. At least from the score and parts available to me (from IMSLP and originally Sibley Library...; it's wholly possible that the program note writers have access to the autogiraffe...)
Mr. Broeker has typeset another work by Mr. Dyck, I see ("Symphonie pour 10 instruments a vent op.36 (1910)") (and two other typesets are listed in Worldcat - of Dyck by Broeker- including a reduction of a symphony.)