After two centuries, Reicha's trios are brought to life with irresistible energy

Anton Reicha was probably right when - unlike his colleagues - he avoided

promoting his own works, being aware that his genius would not be fully

appreciated until long after his death. His spirit of experimentation anticipated

some of the phenomena of 20th-century music (minimalism, microintervals

etc.). It is only now, in the 21st century, that his name is becoming more

widely known, without constantly having to bring up his inspirational

friendship with Beethoven or make reference to his more famous Parisian

pupils like Berlioz, Gounod, or Franck. Following the premiere recording of his

complete Piano Concerto (Bartos, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Popelka

2025), Reicha's Six Piano Trios, Op. 101, finally make their debut in a reference

recording. It took all of 202 years since the first printed edition (1824)

for one of his last opuses to find it's way onto a recording of the interpretive

and technical quality that the music deserves. Here, the composer's constant

surprises keep his listeners alert, and the technical demands on the musicians

clearly show that the trios were written for elite performers. In this music,

the composer's visionary imagination anticipates the full-blooded

Romanticism of Robert Schumann and his contemporaries. The marvellous

Trio Bohemo has received deserved acclaim for it's Supraphon debut

(Smetana, Schubert, 2024). For this recording in Vienna, they invited

the proven recording team of producer Andrew Keener and sound

engineer Oscar Torres. Up in the musical heavens, Reicha is surely smiling

at the invigorating result, made even more vivid in Dolby Atmos sound.