(2006) Shostakovich: Piano Trios Op. 8 & 67 - Seven Romances for Soprano & Trio Johannes Goritzki “fairy-tale songs” and finally “fairy-tale

“fairy-tale songs” and finally “fairy-tale pictures”

orchestrated his Vinje songs

The preparation and experience behind this disc was profoundly marked by their research and study together of the original scores

From Coleman Hawkins to Lester Young and John Coltrane

in retrospect he reveals himself to be a companion of unsuspected depth and complexity

(2006) Shostakovich: Piano Trios Op. 8 & 67 - Seven Romances for Soprano & Trio Johannes Goritzki “fairy-tale songs” and finally “fairy-taleDimitri Chostakovitch would have celebrated his 100th birthday this year. And he most certainly would have been pleased by the superb homage offered by the Zurich Piano Trio in the form of this CD, a recording of rare power and inspiration featuring the two Piano Trios Opp. 8 & 67 and the 7 Romances for Soprano and Piano Trio to Poems by Alexander Blok. Vocalist Gun Brit Barkmin is flawless and the recording by Almut Telsnigs (Bavarian Radio) is