POD-Hugh Wood's Ithaka for Violin Viola and Cello. Score. Inspired by C. P. Cavafy's poem this work was commissioned by the Florin Ensemble and generously supported by the Britten-PearsFoundation the RVW Trust and the Swaledale Festival which hosted the first performance at St. Andrew's Church Grinton on 2nd June 2016. The performers were Charles Mutter (Violin) Alastair Scahill (Viola) and Catherine Rimer(Cello).

Par MARTINU BOHUSLAV. Bohuslav Martin (1890-1959) was a prolific Czech composer, writing many large scale works. The composer moved to Paris in 1923 where he began experimenting in a variety of composition styles. His String Trio was published in 1951. Martin himself was a violinist and many of his experiments in composing for solo instruments and small ensembles saw him write for his own instrument and for the familiar strings. String Trio is made up of two movements; 1) Allegro and 2) Poco moderato. With a typical performance lasting about 15 and a half minutes, the String Trio for Violin, Viola and Celloprovides advanced string players with an exciting, challenging and inspiring ensemble work, addressing a variety of musical features. Martin 's String Trio is essential to aspiring string ensembles./ Répertoire / Violon, Alto et Violoncelle

Par CLERC EMMANUEL. Dans ce trio à cordes en trois mouvements, Emmanuel Clerc est inspiré par la mer, par la poésie de Pierre Loti ou de Baudelaire, mais aussi par Jean Cras, compositeur marin s'il en fut... Comme un lent cheminement vers la lumière, une musique calme, sereine et légère nous conduit peu à peu vers le lieu de tous les rêves, en une lente ascension que la houle rythme de son doux balancement. Inspiré par la beauté des mots, tour à tour paisible, doux et contemplatif, puis animé, agité et balancé, ce trio nous mène en une lente initiation vers la révélation lointaine de ce lieu mythique qu'est l'île de Pâques. / Date parution : 2008-11-01/ Recueil / Trio à Cordes