Trio Fontenay
The Trio Fontenay was an internationally-renowned German classical music pi… Read Full Bio ↴The Trio Fontenay was an internationally-renowned German classical music piano trio, who performed worldwide and recorded much of the significant piano trio repertoire between the years 1980 and 2006.
Formation
The Trio Fontenay was formed in Hamburg in 1980. The original members of the trio were Wolf Harden, pianist; Michael Mücke, violinist; and Niklas Schmidt, cellist. The name "Fontenay" is old French for "source" and "fantasy", and is also the name of the street near the Hamburg Conservatory where the ensemble first met to practice. An important early influence on the group's interpretations came from classes they attended in Cologne which were taught by the Amadeus Quartet.[1][2][3]
Concert career
In the 1980s they quickly developed an active concert schedule, including regular appearances at major concert halls and festivals in Europe. In 1986 they made their American debut. Subsequently the group toured North and South America, Australia and the Far East. For a time the ensemble was named "trio in residence" at Théâtre du Châtelet and was based in Paris.[1] In the 1995-1996 season they performed the complete Beethoven cycle at Paris’s Théâtre Chatelet, London’s Wigmore Hall, Berlin’s Schauspielhaus, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, and in Hamburg, Munich, and Cologne.[2] Their recording of these works received the 1994 Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik [German Record Critics Award].[3][4] In 1998 the cellist Niklas Schmidt was replaced by Jens-Peter Maintz.[5] The musicians decided to disband Trio Fontenay in February of 2006.[1]
Formation
The Trio Fontenay was formed in Hamburg in 1980. The original members of the trio were Wolf Harden, pianist; Michael Mücke, violinist; and Niklas Schmidt, cellist. The name "Fontenay" is old French for "source" and "fantasy", and is also the name of the street near the Hamburg Conservatory where the ensemble first met to practice. An important early influence on the group's interpretations came from classes they attended in Cologne which were taught by the Amadeus Quartet.[1][2][3]
Concert career
In the 1980s they quickly developed an active concert schedule, including regular appearances at major concert halls and festivals in Europe. In 1986 they made their American debut. Subsequently the group toured North and South America, Australia and the Far East. For a time the ensemble was named "trio in residence" at Théâtre du Châtelet and was based in Paris.[1] In the 1995-1996 season they performed the complete Beethoven cycle at Paris’s Théâtre Chatelet, London’s Wigmore Hall, Berlin’s Schauspielhaus, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, and in Hamburg, Munich, and Cologne.[2] Their recording of these works received the 1994 Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik [German Record Critics Award].[3][4] In 1998 the cellist Niklas Schmidt was replaced by Jens-Peter Maintz.[5] The musicians decided to disband Trio Fontenay in February of 2006.[1]
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01Beethoven : Piano Trio No.4 in B flat major Op.11, 'Street Song' : II AdagioTrio FontenayTrio Fontenay
02Messiaen : Quatuor pour la fin du temps [Quartet for the End of TIme] : I Liturgie de cristalTrio FontenayTrio Fontenay
03Beethoven : Piano Trio No.4 in B flat major Op.11, 'Gassenhauertrio' : II AdagioTrio FontenayTrio Fontenay
04Messiaen : Quatuor pour la fin du temps [Quartet for the End of TIme] : V Louange à l'éternité de JésusTrio FontenayTrio Fontenay
05Messiaen : Quatuor pour la fin du temps [Quartet for the End of TIme] : II VocaliseTrio FontenayTrio Fontenay
06Messiaen : Quatuor pour la fin du temps [Quartet for the End of TIme] : III Abîme des oiseauxTrio FontenayTrio Fontenay
07Messiaen : Quatuor pour la fin du temps [Quartet for the End of TIme] : IV IntermèdeTrio FontenayTrio Fontenay
08Messiaen : Quatuor pour la fin du temps [Quartet for the End of TIme] : VI Danse de la fureurTrio FontenayTrio Fontenay
09Messiaen : Quatuor pour la fin du temps [Quartet for the End of TIme] : VIII Louange à l'immortalité de JésusTrio FontenayTrio Fontenay
10Messiaen : Quatuor pour la fin du temps [Quartet for the End of TIme] : VII Fouillis d'arcs-en-cielTrio FontenayTrio Fontenay
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