Piano Trio, Op. 24
Sonata No. 1 for Cello and Piano, Op. 21
Two Songs without Words for Violin and Piano (World Premiere Recording)
Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes for Violin and Piano, Op. 47 No. 3

Weinberg’s Trio was one of the first big pieces we played together, and it has remained a unanimous favorite. The huge emotional spectrum, the quality and originality of the writing, the instrumental challenge, the composer himself (a young man facing the greatest personal and societal challenges) – this all comes together in his Trio to create a work that resonates deeply with us and that has been something of a constant companion.

The idea of dedicating our first album to Weinberg, and more precisely to the pivotal time around 1945, felt like a natural one. His works from this time are extremely diverse: the Trio is monumental in breadth and emotional impact; the cello sonata seems to quote the entire history of music in twenty minutes (from the baroque to the jazz age!); the Songs Without Words and sincere and beautiful in their simplicity; and the Rhapsody showcases Weinberg’s instrumental inventiveness by way of great violinistic virtuosity.

Furthermore the Two Songs without Words, unpublished to this date, are here recorded as a world premiere.

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Recording: 30, 31. 12. 2018 & 01.01.2019, Studio 4 - Flagley, Brussels