Music for violin, cello & piano

Bruno Monteiro (violin), Miguel Rocha (cello) & Joao Paulo Santos (piano)

De componist Erich Wolfgang Korngold werd in 1897 geboren in Brno, dat toen bij Oostenrijk-Hongarije hoorde; hij stierf in 1957 in Hollywood, Californië. Korngold, die als wonderkind met Mozart werd vergeleken, bereikte al vroeg artistieke rijpheid, vooral als symfonicus. Het Pianotrio op. 1 en de Vioolsonate op. 6 zijn jeugdwerken van de componist, die in de jaren 1930 en 1940 wereldfaam verwierf in de VS met filmmuziek. Het "Danslied van Pierrot" komt uit zijn beroemdste opera "De Dode Stad" uit 1920.

Korngold:
 Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major Op. 6
 Tanzlied des Pierrot (from The Opera die Tote Stadt for cello and piano Op. 12
 Trio for piano, Violin and Cello in D major Op. 1

REVIEWS:
“He (Monteiro) is a superb violinist, exhibiting flawless technique, beautiful tone, and musicianship of the highest order. Bruno Monteiro, Miguel Rocha, and João Paulo Santos perform miracles in the playing of them. I doubt that you’ll find them better presented than they are here.”
Fanfare

“These performances by the violinist Bruno Monteiro, cellist Miguel Rocha and pianist João Paulo Santos are anything other than musicianly and sincere. There’s something to be said for the unshowy, old-school tone of these two Portuguese string players, with their tastefully applied portamentos and the crushed-velvet throatiness with which they dig into their lower strings. This is Korngold played with determination.” 
Gramophone

“It remains that already in the trio the musicians show passion and present a vital interpretation”
Pizzicato

“Monteiro shines throughout the scherzo in the rapid scale leaps he's called upon to execute, but his expressive voicings in the atmospheric trio section are as memorable.”
Textura

REVIEWS:
MusicWeb International

"They play with a will, giving full-blooded and enthusiastic performances of what are technically very taxing works. The recording is good, and the booklet note, by the violinist here, Bruno Monteiro, helpful."  

BBC Music Magazine 

"Written at 13, Korngold’s vivacious, harmonically adventurous Op. 1 Trio needs no special ‘juvenilia’ pleading. The Violin Sonata, from the grand old age of 16, captivates from its ambitious, symphonic opening onwards." ****