Trio for Piano, Violin, and Cello: Russian Summer
Judith Lang Zaimont
About this work:
Piano Trio: Russian Summer (1989)
For piano, violin and cello (30')
Commissioned for the 10th Anniversary of the Skaneateles Festival
Publisher: Sounds Alive!
First Performance: Skaneateles Music Festival, August 1989
Other Performances: International Congress on Women in Music; Eaken Trio, National Public Radio; Indiana University of Pennsylvania; National Museum of Women in the Arts
"The music is handsomely turned with flashes of brilliance from the keyboard. There are no arid passages, nor is there any padding at all. Zaimont has enriched the literature."
-- Syracuse Post-Standard
"'Nocturne' offers gorgeously dissonant melodies, paid out over melancholy piano droplets, while the 'Romp' is just that -- a wild, fiddler-spurred dance."
-- Minneapolis Star-Tribune
"Exceptionally well written for its instruments, it explores an attractively wide range of materials without being unduly dominated by any of them. The composer's flexibility in managing always interesting textures, in fact, is one of this piece's chief charms. Another is the way Zaimont integrates wide-ranging instrumental colors into the music's structure. The net result is an exceptionally ingratiating work, pleasing without ever being merely 'eager to please.' It was full of variety and engaging ideas, and it fully deserved the warmth with which it was received by the large audience."
-- Syracuse Post-Standard
Year composed: 1989
Duration: 00:30:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Other Combinations, 2-5 players
Instrumentation: 1 Piano, 1 Violin, 1 Cello