Black Oak Ensemble - Avant l'orage: French String Trios 1926-1939 (2022)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 583 Mb | Total time: 02:07:34 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Cedille Records | # CDR90000-212 | Recorded: 2021, 2022
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 583 Mb | Total time: 02:07:34 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Cedille Records | # CDR90000-212 | Recorded: 2021, 2022
Black Oak Ensemble, the Chicago-based string trio with an international following, treats listeners to a double-album of stylish and often witty French treasures written between the World Wars. The ensemble offers seven rarely heard delicacies from the 1920s and 30s, including world premiere recordings of trios by Henri Tomasi, Robert Casadesus, and Gustave Samazeuilh along with works by Jean Cras, Emile Goué, Jean Françaix, and Gabriel Pierné. Most were written for and dedicated to the virtuosic Trio Pasquier, which ranked among the era's chamber music superstars.
