This recording from the Iris Trio combines two classics for viola, clarinet and piano by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Robert Schumann with two modern works by György Kurtág and Christof Weiß, each of which explicitly refers to the older work.
This is a recording with fascinating music between homage and inspiration in a particularly distinctive instrumentation.
Praised for their beauty of sound and striking expression, the Iris Trio (clarinetist Christine Carter, violist Molly Carr, and pianist Anna Petrova), began working together during their years at the Juilliard School and the Manhattan School of Music.
“Their ensemble playing is simply fabulous, perfectly balanced, admirable in its rhythmic security and virtuosity. AMBERGER ZEITUNG wrote: “The Iris Trio convinced with a tremendously expressive, exciting and pointed performance.
Here is the Iris Trio performing the music of Schumann:
