Claude Debussy:
Prélude a l’apres-midi d’un faune (arr. by Linos Piano Trio)

Paul Dukas:
L‘apprenti sorcier (arr. by Linos Piano Trio)

Arnold Schonberg:
Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 (arr. by Eduard Steuermann)

Maurice Ravel:
La Valse (arr. by Linos Piano Trio)

Idea - With orchestral concerts on hold for the foreseeable future, the Linos Piano Trio’s Stolen Music project takes inspiration from earlier times and brings distilled versions of great orchestral works to smaller spaces.

Inspiration - The combination of piano, violin and cello has, through the ages, acted as a (pre-digital) kind of virtuality, simulating music written for larger ensembles. This combination was chosen by Beethoven as an alternative instrumentation of his Second Symphony, allowing the work to be heard and played beyond its premiere.

Throughout the 19th Century the piano trio enjoyed a second life outside the genre’s masterpieces: transcriptions of symphonic music. Its vast sound-colour possibilities conjured the richness of an orchestra, while its portability enlivened intimate salons.

The result is a fully reimagined version as if the composer had conceived the piece for the piano trio.

STOLEN MUSIC will be the first recording of this ongoing project, compiling the highlights from the Linos Piano Trio’s existing arrangements, paired with the inspiration for the trio’s founding: Schönberg’s Verklärte Nacht.

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Recording: I 2021, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Studio 2, Munich/Germany.