“The Mirecourt Trio…has been characterized by a dedication to the highest standards of performance, to unearthing lesser-known works, and to increasing the piano trio repertoire by inviting important composers to investigate the medium. This dedication pursued aggressively and discriminatingly has made them what is probably today’s preeminent piano trio.”
-W. Simmons, Fanfare Magazine, May/June 1993
The
mirecourt
trio
In 1973 Terry King, Kenneth Goldsmith and John Jensen formed the Mirecourt Trio in Los Angeles, California. The Internationally acclaimed and Grammy Award nominated ensemble made global tours, and regular appearances on radio and television. They produced twenty-plus albums, which were praised worldwide. Their recordings included the basic trio repertoire and 20th Century specialty repertoire, commissions and premieres of new music, particularly of American composers. They commissioned dozens of composers, many of which are published. Composers associated with the Mirecourt include, Henry Cowell, Paul Chihara, Lou Harrison, John Cooper, Seymour Barab, Paul Creston, Otto Luening, John Duke, Paul Reale, James Drew, David White, Thomas Benjamin, Janika Vandervelde, Valentin Silvestrov, Minoru Miki, Rick Sowash, Joly Braga-Santos, as well as the works of 18th and 19th century composers discovered through research. Many of these works are now published.
Discography:
Alkan: Trio in g, op.30 (Genesis GS 1058/59)
Beethoven: Triple Concerto, op.56 (TR TRC 108) Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Crosby
Beethoven: Trio in D, op.70 no.1 "Ghost" (Music & Arts CD 265)
Beethoven: Trio in Bb, op.97 "Archduke" (Music & Arts CD 265)
Benjamin: Aperitif/Entertainments (Music & Arts CD 952) (TR TRC 111)
Brahms: Trio in A, op. posth. (Music & Arts CD 706) (TR TRC 102)
Brahms: Trio in B, op.8 (Music & Arts CD 294) (TR TRC 105)
Brahms: Trio in C, op.87 (Music & Arts CD 294)
Brahms: Trio in c, op.101 (Music & Arts CD 706)
Chihara: Elegy (Troy584 Albany Records)(Music & Arts CD 934)(New World-CRI386) (CRI SD 386)
Chihara: Trio (Troy584 Albany Records)(New World-CRI386)(CRI SD 386)
Cooper: Parameter Trio (Music & Arts CD 687)
Cowell: Cleistogamy (Music & Arts CD 635) (TR TRC 110) Goldsmith
Cowell: Scenario (Music & Arts CD 934) Albert Muenzer, vn
Cowell: Trio in Nine Short Movements (Music & Arts CD 686)
Cowell: Wedding Anniversary Music (Music & Arts CD 934) Goldsmith, vn
Creston: Trio, op.112 (Music & Arts CD 934) (TR TRC 107)
Drew: The Orangethorpe Aria (Cinnabar) (TR TRC 103)
Dukelsky: Tema con variazioni (Music & Arts CD 952)
Dvorak: Trio no.4 in f, op.65 (TR TRC 101)
Ellington-Jensen: A Tribute to the Duke (Music & Arts CD 952)
Goetz: Quartet in E, op.6, Quintet in c, op.16, Trio in g, op.1 (Genesis GS 1037/38) Robbins, Dicterow, de Veritch, Trembly
Goetz: Complete Chamber Music (Genesis GCD 113)
Hanson: String Quartet (Bay Cities BCD 1009) Lyric Art Quartet
Harrison: Double Concerto (Music & Arts CD 635 and 687)(TR TRC 109)
Goldsmith, vn, Harrison, Kendhang Gendhing, Mills College Gamelan Ensemble
Harrison: Trio (Music & Arts CD 687)
Henselt: Trio in a, op.24 (Genesis GS 1058/59)
Herrmann: Clarinet Quintet (Bay Cities BCD 1014) (Albany/Troy 301) Lyric Art Quartet, et al.
Korngold: Quartet no.2 (Bay Cities BCD 1014)(Varese Sarabande 302 066 049 2) Lyric Art Quartet
Litolff: Trio in d, Op. 47 (Genesis GCD 101) (Genesis GS 1058/59)
Luening: Trio No.1 (Music & Arts CD 934)
Luening: Fantasia No. 2/Serenade (Music & Arts CD952 )
Mendelssohn: Trios, opp.49/66 (ABC Classis/MCA AB 67026)
Moross: Sonata (Bay Cities BCD1014)(Albany/Troy 301) Lyric Art Quartet, et al
Persichetti: Parable XXIII, op.150 (Music & Arts CD 686)
Reale: Trio no.1 (Music & Arts CD 635) (Audax 239)
Reale: Trio no. 2 "Drowsey Maggie" (Music & Arts CD 686)
Reale: Triple Concerto "Dies Irae" (MSR Classics MS1693)(Cinnabar CNB103)(TR TRC 109)
California State University Wind Ensemble, Whitwell
Rodgers: Trio (Music & Arts CD 952)(TR TRC 103)
Sowash: Trio “Eroica” & Convivial Suite (RSP Eroica CD) Amalong, Bossert
Sowash: The Clarinet Quartets (Gasparo GSCD 285) Olzenak, cl
Sowash: Four Seasons in Bellville (Trio no.1) (TR TRC 107)
Sowash: The Four Trios (Gasparo GSCD 254)
Still: Danzas de Panama (Music & Arts CD 638) (WGS-101) (Orion ORS 7278) Kaufman Quartet
Still: Danzas de Panama nos.1 & 3 (Bay Cities BCD 1033) Kaufman Quartet
Still: Ennanga (Music & Arts CD 638 (WGS-101) (Orion ORS 7278) Kaufman Quartet, Craft, harp
Svoboda: Passacaglia & Fugue, Op.87 (Music & Arts CD 687)
Tchaikovsky: Trio in a, op.50 (Grand Prix 9006)
Thalberg: Trio in A, op.69 (Genesis GS 1058/59)
Vandervelde: Genesis II (At the Lake) (Cinnabar CNB 103)(Innova MN 104-105)
Wachner: Quartet no. 2 (Arsis CD 129)
White: Elegy and Exaltation (Music & Arts CD 687) (TR TRC 110)
White: Lamentations (TR TRC 110) Morgan, soprano, Jensen, pf
White: Six Miniatures for Three Players (Music & Arts CD 687 (TR TRC 110)