JANÁČEK L. / ŠTĚDROŇ M. PIANO TRIO, DVOŘÁK A. SLAVONIC DANCE No.2, KUKAL O. PIANO TRIO

Leoš Janáček (1854-1928) - Piano Trio (Inspired by Tolstoys Kreutzer Sonata) arr. Miloš Štedroň (world premiere recording)

1. I. Adagio. Con moto 4:22

2. II. Con moto 4:39

3. III. Con moto 4:14

4. IV. Con moto 5:34

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) - Slavonic Dance No.2 in E Op.46

5. Allegretto scherzando 5:02

Ondřej Kukal (b.1964) - Piano Trio Boj s pádem 16:58

6. Rubato, Adagietto sostenuto, Andante con moto, Adagietto, Presto, Adagio, Allegro, Presto, Adagio, Allegro, Presto (world premiere recording)

+ bonus

Antonín Dvořák - Piano Trio No.2 in G minor Op.26

7. I. Allegro moderato 9:38

8. II. Largo 5:47

9. III. Scherzo. Presto - Trio. Poco meno mosso 6:07

10. IV. Allegro non tanto 6:32

Petrof Piano Trio:

Martina Schulmeisterová piano, Jan Schulmeister violin, Kamil Žvák cello

Stereo digital studio recording (1-7), live (8-10)

THE PETROF PIANO TRIO was created in 2009 by Wihan Quartet violinist, Jan Schulmeister. The members are renowned chamber-music players, and togheter bring to the ensemble over thirty years experience of concert activity. In the same year as it was formed, the ensemble became the resident trio of the PETROF Piano Company. The company, known for its long tradition and quality, immediately recognised that The Petrof Trio was an ensemble whose performances were at the highest level, and was keen to support it. Since 2011 the ensemble has been resident trio at the International Music Course in Zábřeh na Moravě (the Czech Republic), where the members are also instructors. The Trio’s last two CDs release, containing trios by Bruch, Mendelssohn and Lalo (CD 1) and Beethoven, Tchaikovsky (CD 2), was released on NIMBUS ALLIANCE Record company. The CDs received many good reviews including The Strad who said: (Mendelssohn)“ The scherzo is delightfully played, light and floeing, and in the finale the players demonstrate a masterly command of scale, negotiating its emotional turbulence with a prevailing sense of delicacy.“ There are also a number of reviews on Amazon.co.uk and the recording scores 5 stars in all the reviews: The Petrofs have got to be one of the finest Piano Trios around today, all three players are true masters of their instruments, and provide technically faultless yet intensely imaginative, passionate interpretations… Superb disc… Their playing is just superb!... The Petrofs perform these works in an enviable style and are rewarded by an excellent recorded sound.

(ArcoDiva 2015)