Three of Ravel’s chamber works, none currently available in the catalogue, all coupled at budget price. The Beaux Arts’ magnificent, full-throttle reading of the Piano Trio is their most recent (1983) recording of this work. The Carmirelli Quartet recorded for Decca in the 1950s and theirs is a demure reading of the Quartet. Eduard van Beinum fans will rejoice in the issue, for the first time on CD, of the Introduction et Allegro, featuring the Concertgebouw’s long-time harpist, Phia Berghout. Recorded in 1952, it was originally released on a Decca EP, coupled with Debussy’s Danse sacree et danse profane (now reissued on Philips Eloquence 4768500).
Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor
28:41
Isidore Cohen (violin), Menahem Pressler (piano), Bernard Greenhouse (cello)
Beaux Arts Trio
1. Modéré
10:38
2. Pantoum (Assez vif)
4:20
3. Passacaille (Très large)
8:29
4. Final (Animé)
5:14
Ravel: Introduction & Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet
10:24
Phia Berghout (harp)
The Chamber Music Society of Amsterdam
Ravel: String Quartet in F major
27:38
Carmirelli Quartet (string quartet), Pina Carmirelli (violin), Montserrat Cervera (violin), Luigi Sagrati (viola), Arturo Bonucci (cello)
1. Allegro moderato. Très doux
7:57
2. Assez vif. Très rythmé
6:28
3. Très lent
8:45
4. Vif et agité
4:28