Hvoslef, Valen, Egge - Piano Trios
Lawo Classics LWC1037
Stereo Hybrid
Classical - Chamber
Ketil Hvoslef - Piano Trio
Fartein Valen - Piano Trio
Klaus Egge - Piano Trio
Valen Trio
The trios selected for this recording represent three generations of Norwegian composers and trace an interesting line, both historically and musically, through the past hundred years. Valen s Trio is a transitional work from his late Romantic tonal compositional style to atonal expression. It is regarded as the breakthrough work in the development of his personal style. Egge's Trio is an epic, solemn work based in part on the Winter War between the Soviet Union and Finland. It is a major work in Egge's output, in format and expression comparable with Shostakovich's Trio in E minor. The work has seldom been performed since its premiere in 1941. Hvoslef's Trio was written for the Valen Trio. He heard them play in January 2010, and was filled with enthusiasm for the musicians, both as individuals and as a group. Much has been written about Hvoslef's original and vivid tonal imagination, and it is absolutely vital for this work.
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