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Pioneer Entertainment Introduces TheTrio Fontenay

26-Jul-01

Pioneer Entertainment introduces the ėTrio Fontenay,î a live concert recorded at ""Weissen Saal"" in Bad Kissingen, Germany, on DVD. The pieces performed are intimate chamber compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Hans Werner Henze and Johannes Brahms. MozartĖs Trio B flat major K 502, with its richness of inventions, is regarded as an astonishing work both by his contemporaries and music experts today. HenzeĖs Kammersonate was one of the milestones in his career. By taking the sting out of ""avant-garde compositions,"" he bridged the gap between modern music and the audience. BrahmsĖ chamber compositions present an unparalleled mix of traditional classical music and the romantic tendencies of his lifetime. Presented in 5.1 Dolby Digital and original non-compressed stereo, added features of the Trio Fontenay DVD include on screen music analysis, biographies of the performers, liner notes, contemporary history of the pieces and a glossary of terms. About the ėTrio Fontenayî: Since its formation in 1980, ėTrio Fontenayî has been lavishly praised for their technical excellence, richness of tone and depth of interpretive imagination. Inspired by their early study with the Amadeus Quartet, the ensemble performs throughout Europe, North and South America, Australia and the Far East. ėTrio FontenayĖsî recording of the Beethoven Piano Trios for Teldec received the 1994 Preis Der Deutschen Schallplattendritik, the German Record Critics Award. The ėTrio Fontenayî is currently touring throughout the United States.

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