Carter's 7-min long
String Trio was one of several chamber works completed in 2011, about a year before he died. Although it was premiered in December 2011 by Rolf Schulte, Fred Sherry, and Richard O'Neill at the 92nd Street Y concert celebrating Carter's 103rd birthday, I have not come across a recording of that premiere performance. The present live recording from the 2013
REMUSIC Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia (performed by members of
eNsemble Pro-Arte Fund) was my first chance to get acquainted with this little gem.
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Thanks, and a nice photo!
Thanks for that - and yes - a wonderful pic!!
Have you seen this performance of the Trio?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oyTOkoARIQ
Rex
Rex,
I saw that YT video, but was convinced it was somehow incomplete. At nearly 3 minutes shorter than the average 7 minute length (also specified by Carter's publisher) and not sounding appreciably faster, I just could not see how it could represent the complete score...
Yes - I wondered the same, especially after seeing the publishers estimate of the time is 7 mins. I did do a lazy check - the first and last bars are the same. Maybe a repeat has been missed, or indeed some of the score omitted ?? I did enjoy both performances of this little trio of a remarkable man.
Rex
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