Baker Rochberg Rorem - Piano Trios (1994)

This is a very rare gathering of American piano trios, each of which significantly adds to the repertoire of 20th-century chamber music. Rorem's Spring Music (1990) is an intimate yet energetic encounter with both tonality and atonality, affectionately played by the Beaux Arts group. Baker's Roots II (1992) is a five-movement suite with hints of the composer's African musical roots: here you will find intimations of jazz, blues, ragtime, spirituals, calypso, field hollers, and work songs. Rochberg's Summer 1990 is his Piano Trio No. 3. It's a heartfelt work based on a trip he made to Russia in 1990.

Tracklist

Ned Rorem
Spring Music
for violin, cello and piano

1. Aubade
2. Toccata
3. Fantasia
4. Bagatelle
5. Presto

David Baker
Roots II

1. Incantation
2. Dance in Congo Square
3. Sorrow Song
4. Boogie Woogie
5. Jubilee

George Rochberg
Summer, 1990

Philips 438 866