Poulenc Trio
The Poulenc Trio[1][2][3][4][5] is an American chamber music ensemble and oboe-bassoon-piano trio, formed in 2003. The current members are pianist Irina Kaplan Lande, bassoonist Bryan Young, and oboist Alexander Vvedenskiy. Former members have included former New York Philharmonic principal oboist Liang Wang, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra oboist James Austin Smith, and Vladimir Lande. Wang joined the group in 2015[6][7] after the departure of founding oboist Vladimir Lande.[8]
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Also known as | Francis Poulenc Trio |
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Years active | 2003–present |
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Website | poulenctrio |
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Trains of Thought | ||||
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Released | 16 February 2018 | |||
Venue | University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) | |||
Studio | Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall | |||
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Length | 58:23 | |||
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Released | 8 July 2016 | |||
Venue | Emmanuel Episcopal Chapel, Boyce, Virginia | |||
Studio | Sono Luminus Studios | |||
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Length | 70:21 | |||
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Poulenc Plays Poulenc | ||||
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Released | 11 August 2009 | |||
Venue | Gordon Center, Baltimore, Maryland | |||
Studio | Art Music Recording | |||
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Length | 55:15 | |||
Label | Marquis Classics | |||
Producer | Jamey Lamar at AllMusic Alan Wonneberger at AllMusic | |||
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Collaborations
The Poulenc Trio has performed with notable collaborators, including Grammy-winners Hilary Hahn[9] and David Shifrin,[10] Avery Fisher Grant-recipients Anthony McGill[11] and Alexander Fiterstein,[12] and has recorded with the poet and Guggenheim Fellow, Lia Purpura.[13][14]
Recordings
The Trio's performances have been broadcast on American public radio programs including NPR's Performance Today[15] and PRX's Wolf Trap Live from Center Stage.[16] The Trio has released recordings on the Marquis Classics[17] and on the Delos/Naxos labels.[18][19]
Repertoire
The group is named[20] after the composer Francis Poulenc, whose 1926 Trio for oboe, bassoon, and piano (Poulenc Trio at AllMusic) is among the most popular works[21] for the combination of instruments. Other notable examples of works written for the combo include trios by André Previn (Previn Trio at AllMusic) and Jean Françaix (Françaix Trio at AllMusic). The Poulenc Trio has also commissioned and performed arrangements of works by Beethoven, Stravinsky, Mikhail Glinka, Rossini, Duke Ellington, Astor Piazzolla, Paquito D'Rivera, Charlie Chaplin and others.[22]
Commissions
The Poulenc Trio regularly commissions works by living composers. The group has premiered 25 new works since its founding, including:
Year | Composer | Title | Notes |
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2020 | Seo, Juri | (TBA) | Poulenc Trio with Hanzhi Wang, accordion |
2019 | Jakoulov, Jakov | Perche la minestra si fredda | Celebrating the last words of Leonardo Da Vinci |
2019 | Cuong, Viet | Explain Yourself! | Poulenc Trio with Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet |
2015 | Kennison, Kendall | Trilogue | Premiered at Peabody Conservatory |
2012 | Vazquez, Octavio | Triptych | Support from New Music USA |
2012 | Jones, Martin David | Trio | (Awaiting premiere) |
2011 | Cuong, Viet | Trains of Thought | Animated film premieres in 2017 |
2011 | Jakoulov, Jakov | Il Giorno Vivente e la Notte Eterna | Concerto with orchestra |
2010 | Jakoulov, Jakov | Yiddish Lexicon | Premiered at Symphony Space, NY |
2009 | Nadareishvilli, Zurab | Dialogues and Urban Songs | (Awaiting premiere) |
2009 | Medvedovskaya, Nataliya | First Snow | Poulenc Trio with violin soloist |
2008 | Panariello, Gaetano | Triple Concerto | Premiered with Bay Atlantic Symphony |
2007 | Panariello, Gaetano | Trio Filastrocca | Premiered in Tulsa Chamber Music Society |
2006 | Ferrero, Lorenzo | DEsCH | Concerto with orchestra |
2004 | Benjamin, Thomas | Scriabin Sits in at Birdland | Poulenc Trio with Hilary Hahn, violin |
2003 | Gerber, Steven | Prelude and Fugue | |
2003 | Benjamin, Thomas | Three Etudes for Trio | |
2002 | Sprinkle, Elam Ray | February |
References
- Smith, Steve (5 February 2013). "At This Marathon, No Running Shoes Are Required". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
Heedless of manifestoes, the concert wound through straightforward melodicism and rhythmic buoyancy in Octavio Vazquez’s Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano, given its premiere by the Poulenc Trio
- Schweitzer, Vivien. "Latino Music, From Tango Back to the 16th Century". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
the program also included an elegant rendition of Piazzolla’s “Chau Paris” by the Poulenc Trio
- Brookes, Stephen (6 May 2008). "Poulenc Trio Does Its Namesake Proud". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
The high point of the evening, though, was Poulenc's Trio for Piano, Oboe and Bassoon from 1926. It's an urbane, sophisticated piece that unfolds with near-effortless lightness and grace, and these players clearly have it in their collective bloodstream.
- Watts, James D. (3 October 2006). "A Charming Ensemble". Tulsa World. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
The trio performed an arrangement of arias from the Rossini opera, "The Italian Girl in Algiers," that let the musicians indulge in some of the showiest playing of the afternoon, and that brought the near-capacity crowd in the PAC's Williams Theatre to its feet.
- Gereben, Janos. "Kristof Moy Named to Head Music at Kohl". San Francisco Classical Voice. Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
this year's debuts include members of the San Francisco Symphony, the Cavani and Miró string quartets, the Poulenc Trio, and others.
- "Music in Maryland - Liang Wang Joins Poulenc Trio". WBJC 91.5 FM.
- "New York Philharmonic Principal Joins the Poulenc Trio". YouTube.
- Mititello, Vsevolod. "Concert of the Krasnoyarsk Symphony Orchestra in St. Petersburg". reMusik Russia (in Russian). Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
His work with the orchestra Krasnoyarsk Vladimir Lande started directly from a tour in St. Petersburg.
- "Hilary Hahn Tours Russia with the Poulenc Trio". Youtube video.
- "Poulenc Trio Plans Season Premiere with David Shifrin". Poulenc Trio website.
- "Poulenc Trio Performs at UM with Anthony McGill". UMBC News.
- "Avery Fisher Career Grants". Lincoln Center website. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- "Guggenheim Fellow Lia Purpura". John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- Hall, Tom (10 April 2015). "Baltimore's Poulenc Trio Collaborates For National Poetry Month". WYPR FM. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
Poulenc Trio will perform a program that features the award winning poet Lia Purpura. The program will take place at The Barns at Wolf Trap
- "Performance Today: Poulenc Trio Music at the Museum". Flagler Museum.
- "Center Stage from Wolf Trap - Program 23". PRX.
- "Poulenc Plays Poulenc". Marquis Classics.
- "Creation Product Page". Delos Music.
- "Poulenc Trio Creation". Naxos.
- Downey, Charles T. "Poulenc Trio brings urbane mix to National Gallery of Art". Washington Post. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
The Poulenc Trio takes its name from a composer who actually wrote a piece for their unusual combination of instruments: oboe, bassoon and piano.
- "Program Notes by Joseph Way". Sierra Chamber Society. Archived from the original on 2016-08-23.
- "Poulenc Trio Repertoire List". Poulenc Trio website. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
External links
- Poulenc Trio at AllMusic
- Poulenc Trio discography at MusicBrainz
- Poulenc Trio website