Artist: Fidelio Trio Title: Ernest Moeran: Chamber Music Year Of Release: 2022 Label: Resonus Classics Genre: Classical Quality: 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks+ booklet) Total Time: 66:19 Total Size: 1.21 GB Tracklist: 1. Sonata for Violin and Piano in E Minor: I. Allegro non troppo ma energico (6:14) 2. Sonata for Violin and Piano in E Minor: II. Lento (8:18) 3. Sonata for Violin and Piano in E Minor: III. Vivace e molto ritmico (5:33) 4. Sonata for Two Violins: I. Allegro non troppo (5:52) 5. Sonata for Two Violins: II. Presto (3:56) 6. Sonata for Two Violins: III. Passacaglia (5:06) 7. Prelude for Cello and Piano (5:11) 8. Piano Trio in D Major: I. Allegro (7:07) 9. Piano Trio in D Major: II. Lento molto - Andante (7:48) 10. Piano Trio in D Major: III. Allegro vivace (5:19) 11. Piano Trio in D Major: IV. Allegro (6:03) Ernest Moeran’s love for Ireland and absorption of its music and musicians led to the composer living on the island of Valentia for two years while later making Kenmare his second home from around 1934 until his death there in 1950. Moeran’s experiences in Ireland appear to have influenced him melodically in the traditional folk dance-like textures he embraces, particularly throughout his early Piano Trio and Violin Sonata featured on this album alongside his Prelude for Cello and Piano and Sonata for Two Violins. In the four chamber works on this album Moeran’s use of melodic and harmonic turns, his approach to instrumentation and command of the strings and piano writing, has gifted us a treasure trove of focus in repertoire, utterly connected, through him, with music of places and peoples