Wilson Audiophile W 8416 DVORAK Francesco Trio BEST LP

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DVORAK

TRIO IN E MINOR. OP. 90. THE “DUMKY”

FRANCESCO TRIO

DAVID ABEL              : Violin

BONNIE HAMPTON   : Cello

NATHAN SCHWARTZ : Piano

Stunning Copy Of A Legendary Recording

A Must Have For All Audiophile Music Lovers

Side One :

DVORAK

PIANO TRIO OP. 90

1. Lento Maestoso (4:19)

2. Poco Adagio (7:15)

3. Andante (6:46)

Side Two:

4. Andante Moderato (4:50)

5. Allegro (4:16)

6. Lento Maestoso (4:40)

DAVID  ABEL : -------------------------       

        David Abel’s musical activities span a wide range including chamber music, solo recitals, orchestra appearances, and teaching violin and chamber music.

        Born in Wenatchee, Washington in 1935, he began his violin study at the age of three, and continued his work in San Francisco, where he studied with Naoum Blinder, former concertmaster of the San Francisco Symphony. He was a student of the Alma Trio in chamber music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. David Abel made his orchestral debut at the age of fourteen with the San Francisco Symphony and has appeared with major orchestras throughout the United States. At eighteen, Mr. Abel played his fist New york recital and following that debut, concretized in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Latin America. He was a winner of the Leventritt International violin Competition in 1964 and toured Europe under the auspices of the Martha Baird Rockerfeller Foundation .

        David Abel has taught at San Jose State University, Grinnell College, and Stanford University. He was violinist with the Francesco Chamber Trio which won the 1974 Naumberg Chamber Music Award in New York. He has been a participant in the Chamber Music West Festival in San Francisco, a member of the Crown Chamber Players at the University of California at Santa Cruz and has appeared at the Carmel Bach Festival and the Mozart Festival in San Luis Obispo. Mr. Abel is currently artist-in-residence at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, is on the faculty of Mills College, and violinist with the Mills Chamber Ensemble.

HISTORY OF THE FRANCESCO TRIO :

        The Francesco Trio’s reputation has grown rapidly since its San Francisco debut in 1965. Now recognized as one of the finest chamber ensembles in the country, the Trio has won enthusiastic critical praise for its concerts throughout the U.S. and Canada.

        The members of the Francesco Trio, all living on the West Coast, came together from different backgrounds through their common love for chamber music. Their development over the last ten years has taken the m from their first concerts for the San Francisco Chamber Music Society and the University of California at Berkeley to national tours and a residence at Grinnell College in lowa where they succeeded the Lenox Quartet. While at Grinnell, the Francesco Trio became a full-time chamber music group, combining concretizing with teaching. They returned to the San Francisco Bay Area as Artists in Residence Conservatory of Music as Artist-Faculty.

        The Trio Made a notably successful New York debut concert in Alice Tully Hall as winners of the prestigious Naumburg Chamber Music Award in 1974. In addition to several works written for the Francesco Trio, their repertoire includes the standard Classic, Romantic, and Twentieth Century trios including Copland, Ives, Milhaud, Kirchner, and Shifrin. This is their debut recording as a Trio.     

LABEL     : WILSON AUDIOPHILE

NUMBER : W 8416

Description : Another Of The Great Recordings From David Wilson At Wilson Audio Specialties, This Release Captures DAVID ABEL On Violin, BONNIE HAMPTON On Cello And NATHAN SCHWARTZ On Piano In A Manner . The End Result Is Quite Stunning,  To Be Sure . A Very Well Kept, This One ! Here Original Pressing,  1984 Made In USA With Long Out Of Print .

COVER:  NM

RECORD: MINT