Claves Record

Trio Nota Bene: 100% Russian

The Trio Nota Bene, although young, already has an impressive list of accomplishments to their name. The musicians earned their diplomas in Patrick Genet’s (first violinist of the Sine Nomine Quartet) class at the Lausanne Conservatory; the musicians also worked closely with the celebrated Trio Wanderer in Paris, who praise their “astonishing musical maturity”. The ensemble also has profited from valuable council from musicians such as Menahem Pressler of the Beaux-Arts Trio or Shmuel Ashkenasi of the Vermeer Quartet. Following their participation together with other musicians in a recording dedicated to the music of Swiss composer Jean Daetwyler for VDE-Gallo, Lioenl Monnet (piano), Julien Zufferey (violin) and Xavier Pignat (cello) make their “official” recording debut with this CD featuring Russian music, a juxtaposition of the late romanticism of Rachmaninov and Arensky with Shostakovich’s 20th century “revolutionary” style. A real revelation!