Legacies: Piano Trios by Zwilich, Pärt, Kirchner & Silverman [Import]

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (Composer), Arvo Part (Composer), Leon Kirchner (Composer), Stanley Silverman (Composer), Daniel Chriss (Conductor), Jodi Howard (Conductor), Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio (Performer, Orchestra), Joseph Kalichstein (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, Joseph Kalichstein
• Orchestra: Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio
• Conductor: Daniel Chriss, Jodi Howard
• Composer: Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Arvo Part, Leon Kirchner, Stanley Silverman
• Audio CD (September 1, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Arabesque Recordings
• ASIN: B000000T9A
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #380,941 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Trio For Violin, Cello, And Piano: Allegro Con Brio

2. Trio For Violin, Cello, And Piano: Lento

3. Trio For Violin, Cello, And Piano: Presto

4. Adagio For Violin, Cello, And Piano

5. Trio No. II

6. In Celebration: Introduction

7. In Celebration: Kinematic

8. In Celebration: Cantilena-Chaconne

9. In Celebration: Montuno

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

This is a fascinating collection of varied contemporary chamber music. Zwilich's Trio is written with her typical blend of romanticism and challenging modernism; it's a very satisfying piece. The work by Pärt is a Mozart piano movement, rescored with a kind of running meditative commentary. While I usually like Kirchner's music very much, his Trio is a spiky piece I haven't penetrated yet. Silverman's music is jazzy modernism, very entertaining. As you would expect from this all-star trio, the performances are full of life. Anyone who likes 20th-century music is bound to find at least one piece to love here. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Zwilich superb, the rest mediocre, March 6, 2001

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Stuart Bloom - See all my reviews

This review is from: Legacies: Piano Trios by Zwilich, Pärt, Kirchner & Silverman (Audio CD)

I first heard the Zwilich trio a dozen or so years ago when the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson group played it in a series of inaugural performances. I was blown away by it. This disc is a pleasant reminder of that experience. This work is worth hearing if you have any interest at all in late-20th century serious Americal music.

The other works are much less interesting. But the disc is worth the price simply for the Zwilich.