Hermitage Piano Trio - Dvorak's Circle

Hermitage Piano Trio — Dvorak's Circle 

Reference Recordings is pleased to present Dvorák's Circle, the third album with this elite trio. The Hermitage Piano Trio. The trio consists of violinist Misha Keylin, cellist Sergey Antonov, and pianist Ilya Kazantsev. The trio has been praised for its "polished and spirited interpretations" (The Washington Post), "absolute rhythmic precision and dynamic exuberance" (Boston Musical Intelligencer), and "powerful, intelligent and deeply moving performances" (The Seattle Times). Their album Rachmaninoff on the Reference Recordings label was nominated for three 2020 Grammy ® Awards in the following categories.

• Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
• Best Engineered Album, Classical
• Producer Of The Year, Classical

Their second album, Spanish Impressions, included works by Arbós, Turina, Cassadó and Perelló and received broad critical acclaim.

Gramophone praised the Trio's "impeccably dovetailed phrasing and hair trigger rhythmic unanimity, ... State of the art production values" and Stereophile noted "the Hermitage Piano Trio sounds right at home with the color and verve of this music. ... intrigue, longing, and seduction, you can virtually hear castanets."

In Dvorák's Circle, the trio brings together the musical and personal connections between Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) and two composers he taught, mentored and who became family: Josef Suk (1874-1935) and Rudolf Friml (1879-1972).

The album was produced by Grammy winners Victor and Marina A. Ledin of Encore Consultants. It was recorded in April 2023 by Reference Recordings's own Grammy-winning and multi nominated engineering team of Sean Royce Martin and Keith O. Johnson, at Skywalker Sound's Scoring Stage in Marin County, California.

 

Antonín Dvorák (1841–1904)

Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65 (1883)

1. I. Allegro ma non troppo

2. II. Allegretto grazioso

3. III. Poco Adagio

4. IV. Finale – Allegro con brio

Josef Suk (1874–1935)

5. Elegy in D-flat Major, Op. 23 (1902)

World Premiere Recording

Rudolf Friml (1879–1972)

6. Piano Trio 'Rural Life in Bohemia,' Op. 36 (1918)

Josef Suk

Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 2 (1889–91)

7. I. Allegro

8. II. Andante – Adagio

9. III. Vivace

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