SHOSTAKOVICH / RAVEL
PIANO TRIOS
Fujita piano Trio

Recorded, Edited and masteredat Studio 2, Swedish radio, Stockholm Jun 27-28 2006 by Torbjörn Samuelsson
Producer Jan Johansson

Piano  Steinway & Sons Model D (Hamburg)

Fujita Piano Trio

Arisa Fujita - violin
Honoka Fujita - cello
Megumi Fujita - piano

The Fujita sisters from Japan have been playing chamber music together since early childhood. They made a highly acclaimed debut at the Wigmore Hall in March 1999 and they were invited to give a Purcell Room recital in June 2000 by the Kirckman Concert Society. Also in June, they made a successful debut at Oji Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Concert engagements have taken the Trio to Canada, France, Italy, Ireland, Romania, Egypt, Morocco and Turkey, and they have won numerous awards and prizes, both as a Trio and individually. Arisa won the Audi Junior Musician Competition when she was only fifteen years old, Honoka won all the cello prizes at the Guildhall School, and Megumi won Fourth Prize at the Montreal International Piano Competition.

The Trio made a debut recording of chamber music by the Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu for ASV Records, which was released in 2001 with a worldwide critical acclaim, to coincide with concerts at the Wigmore Hall - as part of the Japan 2001 Festival. The Trio has since recorded the Tchaikovsky Piano Trio; Arisa has released Ysaÿe 6 Sonatas for Solo Violin Op. 27; and Megumi, Rachmaninov 24 Preludes, with the Swedish label Intim Musik.

DMITRY SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No. 1  in C minor, Op 8 (1923) 12’49 Piano Trio No. 2  in E minor, Op 67 (1944)  I Andante – Moderato – Poco più mosso 7’05 II Allegro non troppo 2’58 III Largo 5’26 IV Allegretto – Adagio 10’18 MAURICE RAVEL Piano Trio in A minor (1914)  I Modéré  9’20 II Pantoum (Assez vif) 4’26 III Passacaille (Très large) 6’58 IV Final (Animé) 2’16