Grand trio for flute, clarinet (or viola) & guitar in A major, Op. 16
Serenata Concertante, Op. 105
Notturno for flute, viola (or clarinet) & guitar in G major, Op. 21
Trio Kontraste is an ideally suited name for a trio of a flute, viola, and guitar, a combination of instruments that seems somewhat unusual and unlikely. When thinking about the mellow but subtly contrasting timbre and color of these three instruments, however, it's not difficult to imagine how composers would have found it appealing. This album, entitled Romantic Serenades, deals with three such compositions from the early nineteenth century. The liner notes of the album go into pleasing detail not only about the ...
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Trio Kontraste is an ideally suited name for a trio of a flute, viola, and guitar, a combination of instruments that seems somewhat unusual and unlikely. When thinking about the mellow but subtly contrasting timbre and color of these three instruments, however, it's not difficult to imagine how composers would have found it appealing. This album, entitled Romantic Serenades, deals with three such compositions from the early nineteenth century. The liner notes of the album go into pleasing detail not only about the historical aspects of each composition, but also about the sometimes overlooked place of the guitar in art music. Given all of the focus that is placed (rightly) on the guitar in the printed material for this album, listeners may be surprised when they actually listen to the disc, for it is often difficult if not impossible to hear the guitar. Often, the only way to even tell the guitar is present is to turn the volume up so high that the flute and viola are actually uncomfortably loud. Even...
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