Bohemian Legacy Trio 258

• Bedřich Smetana (1824 - 1884): Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15:
• 1 Smetana: Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15: I. Moderato assai - Più animato 11:36
• 2 Smetana: Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15: II. Allegro, ma non agitato - Alternativo I [Andante] - Tempo I - Alternativo II [Maestoso] - Tempo I 08:24
• 3 Smetana: Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15: III. Finale. Presto 10:04
• Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): Piano Trio No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 65, B. 130:
• 4 Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 65, B. 130: I. Allegro ma non troppo 13:17
• 5 Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 65, B. 130: II. Allegretto grazioso - Meno mosso 05:58
• 6 Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 65, B. 130: III. Poco adagio 09:34
• 7 Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 65, B. 130: IV. Finale. Allegro con brio 09:44
• Josef Suk (1874 - 1935): Elegy in D-Flat Major, Op. 23:
• 8 Suk: Elegy in D-Flat Major, Op. 23 06:04
• Total Runtime 01:14:41

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Dieses Album ist eine Hommage an die wunderbare Musik Böhmens aus drei Generationen. Die Werke von Smetana, Dvorak und Suk verkörpert die Seele der böhmischen Kultur verkörpert. Das Programm beginnt mit Smetanas Klaviertrio in g-Moll, einem sehr persönlichen und tragischen Werk, das nach dem Tod seiner Tochter entstand und in dem sich rohe Trauer mit böhmischen Volksmelodien und einem Gefühl der Widerstandsfähigkeit verflechten. Es folgt Dvoraks Klaviertrio Nr. 3 in f-Moll, das seine Synthese aus böhmischer Lyrik und germanischer symphonischer Struktur zeigt und von der Volksmusik inspirierte Tanzrhythmen mit Brahms'scher Komplexität verbindet. Das Album schließt mit Suks Elegie in Des-Dur, die dem Dichter Julius Zeyer gewidmet ist und von dessen Gedicht Vyšehrad inspiriert wurde, einer nachdenklichen und nostalgischen Ode an das kulturelle und spirituelle Erbe Prags. Zusammen bilden diese Werke ein Mosaik aus nationaler Identität, Freundschaft und künstlerischer Tradition – eine Erkundung von Emotionen, Schönheit und Zugehörigkeit durch Musik.

Trio 258

Trio 258
The members of TRIO 258 are pianist Lestari Scholtes, violinist Eduardo Paredes Crespo and cellist Leonard Besseling, three inspirational musicians sharing a rich background in chamber music both at home and abroad. The piano trio came together in 2015 in an atmospheric rehearsal room at Keizersgracht 258 in Amsterdam. At the very same address, a few floors lower down, Leonard’s cello had also been built by Leonard’s father, luthier Matthieu Besseling. The trio has performed at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, TivoliVredenburg Utrecht, Opéra National de Bordeaux and at festivals such as the Storioni Festival, Delft Chamber Music Festival and the Dutch Grachtenfestival. They have made several appearances on national television, in programmes such as Podium Witteman and Podium Klassiek, as well as playing regularly on NPO Radio4. TRIO 258 continues to take lessons regularly from teachers such as Joan Berkhemer, Dmitri Ferschtman and Slava Poprugin.

Inspired by their shared passion for chamber music, the members of TRIO 258 are on a continuing quest to forge the most powerful connections with the music and their audiences, a quest that does not shy away from a deeply personal involvement as they explore their love for the repertoire at the limits of intimacy and vulnerability. The trio looks for its own unique sound, inspired by a more romantic ideal from yesteryear, a sound that is always a product of whatever the music itself demands.

The Trio’s repertoire covers the spectrum from Haydn to Fazil Say, albeit with a special love for the Romantic piano trio corpus. In January 2023 their debut CD, ‘The Return’, with works of Sergei Rachmaninoff, was released at Challenge Classics, receiving great reviews by press and audience.

“…the three musicians dose tastefully in an always intense, exciting interpretation, using the exuberance of melodies and themes to stir up contrasts and give the work the great Russian soul that distinguishes it.” – Pizzicato Magazine

“Trio 258 plays with unique sensitivity” – Nederlands Dagblad

“Trio 258 plays with gut, literally and metaphorically” – NRC

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