Litolff: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2

Leonore Piano Trio

If the name of Henry Charles Litolff is familiar today only through the scherzo of his Concerto symphonique No 4, the absurdity of that ‘one-hit composer’ tag is clearly demonstrated by this release. These are among the finest examples of the piano trio genre still inexplicably absent from the standard repertoire.

Litolff:
 Piano Trio No 1 in D minor, Op 47
 Piano Trio No 2 in E flat major, Op 56
 Serenade for violin and piano, Op 91

"The Leonore Trio have made something of a habit of exploring the byways of the trio repertoire but none is more worthwhile than this disc. You might anticipate that the keyboard would tend to dominate, given that Litolff was such a prodigious pianist, but that is absolutely not the case…Throughout the Leonore combine finesse with a palpable sense of enjoyment that is entirely engaging."
Gramophone Magazine - March 2020