Composer: Albéric Magnard
Performer: Geneviève Laurenceau, Maximilian Hornung, Oliver Triendl
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: CPO
Catalogue: 777765-2
Release: 2015
Size: 359 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Piano Trio in F Minor, Op. 18
01. I. Sombre
02. II. Chantant
03. III. Vif. Tempo de valse
04. IV. Largement – Vif
Violin Sonata in G Major, Op. 13
05. I. Large
06. II. Calme
07. III. Très vif
08. IV. Large
Magnard’s oeuvre is not very extensive, but some of his consistently innovative compositions number among the outstanding works of French music history. His chamber compositions are always in four movements, and this structural standard functions as a mark of his independence from the national practice (cf. the symphonies in three movements by Chausson or Dukas based on Franck’s model) and unwaveringly point to timeless models of German provenance.