Ravel – Works for Violin Cello and Piano (2002)

Trio for Piano, Violin & Cello in A minor
01 I. Modéré
02 II. Pantoum: Assez Vif
03 III. Passacaille: Très Large
04 IV. Finale: Animé

Sonata for Violin & Piano No.2 in G major
05 I. Allegretto
06 II. Blues: Moderato
07 III. Perpetuum Mobile

Sonata for Violin & Cello
08 I. Allegro
09 II. Très Vif
10 III. Lent
11 IV. Vif, Avec Entrain

12 Sonata for Violin & Piano No.1 in A minor (Posthumous)    

Renaud Capuçon, violin
Gautier Capuçon, cello
Frank Braley, piano

Of all the recordings (and there are now many) of the Capucon brothers, this remains my favorite. The wonderful intensity, beauty of sound, sometimes edgy interaction between the players (particularly in the Violin and Cello Sonata) and natural musicality of these performances makes for a wonderful 70+ minutes of listening.

Braley's contribution in the very difficult piano parts is every bit their match, as is the wide-ranging Virgin recorded sound.

There are many outstanding versions of these works available. For combination of repertoire, performance and recorded sound, this cd stands very high on the recommended list! If you do not know Ravel's chamber music, this cd and a recording of the String Quartet are the way to begin exploring. Enjoy! --- Panatropebax, amazon.com

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