COOPER/KERR/WEISS - BERKELEY/BRAHMS:HORN TRIOS

The viability of the horn trio was definitively established by Brahms in 1865. He had learned the natural horn as a child and infused his Trio with a range of moods, including a deeply felt slow movement in honour of his mother who had died earlier in the year and a carefree finale which explores the horn?s hunting legacy. Inspired by this precedent, Lennox Berkeley?s Trio is lively and characterful with a sequence of ingenious and playful variations. GRAMMY-nominated Jonathan Leshnoff is one of America?s leading contemporary composers and his 2016 Trio moves from darkness to light, and is full of pointed syncopations, before arriving at a joyous conclusion. This recording is very timely, as 2023 marks the 190th anniversary of Brahms? birth, as well as 120th anniversary of Berkeley?s birth and Leshnoff?s 50th birthday.