Mithras Trio - Eros: Bridge, Grime, Eröd & Ginastera (2023)

Winner of the Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition (2019) and BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists (2021-2023), Mithras Trio has gained recognition as one of the most engaging young piano trios. Its debut recording on Linn is a stimulating programme of works by Bridge, Grime, Erod and Ginastera. Titled Eros, it invites several associations with the Greek god of love: the allure of the female form is heard in Helen Grime's sparkling Three Whistler Miniatures, as is the beautiful maiden in Alberto Ginastera's Danza de la moza donosa. Frank Bridge's Phantasie Trio drips with hyperromantic indulgence, while Ivan Erod's Piano Trio No. 1, a nod to the title, is a work that marries Haydn and post-Bartok Hungarian folk influence, with some French Impressionist harmonies and no small element of jazz!

Tracklist
1. Phantasie Trio in C Minor, H. 79: I. Allegro moderato ma con fuoco (6:01)
2. Phantasie Trio in C Minor, H. 79: II. Andante con molto espressione (2:30)
3. Phantasie Trio in C Minor, H. 79: III. Allegro scherzoso (2:01)
4. Phantasie Trio in C Minor, H. 79: IV. Andante (2:31)
5. Phantasie Trio in C Minor, H. 79: V. Allegro moderato (3:46)
6. Three Whistler Miniatures: I. The Little Note in Yellow and Gold. Tranquillo (2:59)
7. Three Whistler Miniatures: II. Lapis Lazuli. Presto (3:38)
8. Three Whistler Miniatures: III. The Violet Note. Lontano, molto flessibile (4:24)
9. Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 21: I. Lento - Allegro vivace (9:31)
10. Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 21: II. Adagio (6:57)
11. Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 21: III. Allegro vivace (7:22)
12. Danzas argentinas, Op. 2: II. Danza de la moza donosa (3:39)