Bartje Bartmans | Henry Litolff - Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 56 (1850) @bartjebartmans | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
Henry Charles Litolff (7 August 1818 – 5 August 1891) was a virtuoso pianist, composer of Romantic music, and music publisher. A prolific composer, he is today known mainly for a single brief work – the Scherzo from his Concerto Symphonique No. 4 in D minor – and remembered as the founder of the Collection Litolff (today part of Edition Peters), a highly regarded publishing imprint of classical music scores.
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Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 56 (1850)
Dedication: Edouard Schade
1. Allegro ( 0:00)
2. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Il Tempo poco ritenuto - Tempo I (11:42)
3. Andante (17:54)
4. Finale. Prestissimo (25:51)
Leonore Trio
Benjamin Nabarro, violin
Gemma Rosefield, cello
Tim Horton, piano
Hyperion recording
Details by Edition Silvertrust:
"Listening to Litolff's music is an extraordinary and surprising experience. There are times when Litolff is the equal of Beethoven, other times when he is the equal of Liszt and especially times when he is equal of Mendelssohn. Hard to credit, perhaps, but true as a hearing of his piano trios reveals."--The Chamber Music Journal
Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat Major, Op. 56 was composed in 1850. The opening very dramatic, romantic and fetching Allegro is dominated by its dotted rhythm and showing the influence of Schumann (Schubert at 2:15 ). The second movement is a lively and playful Scherzo, Allegro vivace, happy and fleet which also has the aura of Schumann about it. Next comes an Andante calm and peaceful. Its main theme is a very vocal melody, perhaps based on a folksong. The finale, Prestissimo, starts almost as if in mid-measure. It races along with incredible forward motion, whirling about with hardly a moment to catch a breadth.
Henry Charles Litolff (7 August 1818 – 5 August 1891) was a virtuoso pianist, composer of Romantic music, and music publisher. A prolific composer, he is today known mainly for a single brief work – the Scherzo from his Concerto Symphonique No. 4 in D minor – and remembered as the founder of the Collection Litolff (today part of Edition Peters), a highly regarded publishing imprint of classical music scores.
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ko-fi.com/bartjebartmans
Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 56 (1850)
Dedication: Edouard Schade
1. Allegro ( 0:00)
2. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Il Tempo poco ritenuto - Tempo I (11:42)
3. Andante (17:54)
4. Finale. Prestissimo (25:51)
Leonore Trio
Benjamin Nabarro, violin
Gemma Rosefield, cello
Tim Horton, piano
Hyperion recording
Details by Edition Silvertrust:
"Listening to Litolff's music is an extraordinary and surprising experience. There are times when Litolff is the equal of Beethoven, other times when he is the equal of Liszt and especially times when he is equal of Mendelssohn. Hard to credit, perhaps, but true as a hearing of his piano trios reveals."--The Chamber Music Journal
Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat Major, Op. 56 was composed in 1850. The opening very dramatic, romantic and fetching Allegro is dominated by its dotted rhythm and showing the influence of Schumann (Schubert at 2:15 ). The second movement is a lively and playful Scherzo, Allegro vivace, happy and fleet which also has the aura of Schumann about it. Next comes an Andante calm and peaceful. Its main theme is a very vocal melody, perhaps based on a folksong. The finale, Prestissimo, starts almost as if in mid-measure. It races along with incredible forward motion, whirling about with hardly a moment to catch a breadth.
