The new CD by the Sitkovetsky Trio featuring Ravel & Saint-Saëns piano trios has been met with widespread acclaim. To coincide with the release on July 2nd, the Trio published a specially commissioned film by animator and bass player Pavel Hudec. Set against a background of the Sitkovetsky's performing Ravel's A minor trio, the animation beautifully brings to life the landscape and events that surrounded the creation of the piece. Click here for more details and see below for highlights and links to reviews.
Review Highlights:
“I know some very good versions of Camille Saint-Saëns’ 2nd Piano Trio, but none has the degree of expressivity that the three musicians of the Sitkovetsky Trio achieve.” Pizzicato Magazine
“The Sitkovetsky Trio excels in serious Saint-Saëns and ravishing Ravel.” Limelight Magazine
“The members of the Sitkovetsky Trio, who are no strangers to Irish audiences, find the colours and ebb and flow to bring out the mystery in the Ravel, and the argumentative clarity to energise the Saint-Saens”. Irish Times Culture
"The Sitkovetsky Trio plays this highly demanding second trio by Saint-Saëns with breathtaking precision." NDR Kultur
Links to Reviews:
The Strad Recommends: CD Review (August 24th 2021)
The Whole Note: CD Review (October 28th 2021)
Symphony of Three - Session Report: The Strad (June 2021)
‘It doesn’t sound like three instruments but a hundred’; – Sitkovetsky Trio: The Strad (June 11 2021)
Animated Ravel: Sitkovetsky Trio release beautiful new animation: Gramophone Magazine (June 28th 2021)
The Sitkovetsky Trio excels in serious Saint-Saëns and ravishing Ravel: Limelight Magazine (June 29th 2021)
This Week's essential New Albums: Gramophone Magazine (July 2nd 2021)
NEW TO YOUTUBE | The Sitkovetsky Trio Presents "The Journey of the Pantoum": Violin Channel (July 14 2021)
Sitkovetsky Trio: Ravel & Saint-Saens Piano Trios review – energetic rendering accentuates mystery: Irish Times Culture (July 16 2021)