Pathos

This is a Japanese numbered limited edition box set featuring SHM-CDs of the complete Kenso collection. Each album comes in a nice mini-LP style sleeve. In addition to a nicely put together booklet, you get the 11 studio/live albums (don't forget Music For Unknown Musicians was a double) plus a CD with unreleased studio and live tracks, a live DVD…

«J’étais dans la pénombre lambrissée, discrètement propice, du bar du Lutetia, quasiment désert. Mais ce n’était pas l’heure ; je veux dire, l’heure d’y être en foule, l’heure d’y être attendu ou d’y attendre quelqu’un. D’ailleurs, je n’attendais personne. J’y étais entré pour évoquer à l’aise quelques fantômes du passé. Dont le mien, probablement : jeune fantôme disponible du vieil écrivain que j’étais devenu. J’avais tout juste le désir d’éprouver mon existence, de la mettre à l’épreuve.» …

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This pair of piano trios has become recognised in recent years as among the finest works by their composers, and they make a complementary pairing despite their contrasting idioms. This new recording also makes a fine showcase for a trio of Italian siblings who have won many prizes in chamber-music competitions and give recitals across Italy as Trio Rigamonti.