Litolff: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2 - Leonore Piano Trio

Piano Trio No 1 in D minor Op 47[32'37]
1
Allegro[11'23]
2
Andante[6'18]
3
Scherzo: Molto allegro[5'36]
4
Finale: Presto[9'20]
Piano Trio No 2 in E flat major Op 56[31'29]
5
Allegro[11'42]
6
Scherzo: Allegro vivace – Presto[6'11]
7
Andante[7'57]
8
Finale: Prestissimo[5'39]
9
Serenade for violin and piano Op 91[5'50]
Benjamin Nabarro (violin), Tim Horton (piano)

If the name of Henry Charles Litolff is familiar today only through the scherzo of his Concerto symphonique No 4, the absurdity of that ‘one-hit composer’ tag is clearly demonstrated by this release. These are among the finest examples of the piano trio genre still inexplicably absent from the standard repertoire.