THE SMETANA TRIO'S NEW ALBUM

There is a beautiful review in Gramophone June issue for the Smetana Trio's new album featuring piano trios by Zemlinsky, Rachmaninov and Arensky.

„The Smetana Trio is one of those groups in the grand Czech tradition; this latest line-up features three formidably fine musicians… The Smetana’s slower tempo for the Adagio plays up its elegiac quality, giving it a sombre beauty that is very telling. The finale has a real drama and drive, the Smetana making much of the contrast between jagged energy and the more lyrical moments. The reintroduction near the close of the theme that opened the work makes for a touching farewell, and is particularly potently realised by the Smetana Trio.“

Read the full review here:
https://www.gramophone.co.uk/…-piano-trios