Gunther Schuller in the Boston Diary

[gvopedz]

A CD appeared last year called "Boston Diary" and it includes the piece "Trio for Piano, Violin & Cello" by Gunther Schuller. Has anyone heard this work or the CD? The CD also includes works by Malcolm Peyton and Pozzi Escot:

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8158093

[Mark Stryker]

Assuming this is Gunther's Piano Trio from the 80s, I have heard it on this recording where it's coupled with piano trios by Mel Powell, Olly Wilson and others. http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-American-Piano-Trios-Vol-2/dp/B00002MXQF/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1295456959&sr=1-1

I can't recall many specifics at this point, but if my brain is working correctly, I'm pretty sure it's written in a chromatic, twilight-of-tonality classical idiom, except for one of the movements (can't remember which one) that has a strong jazz influence and is of a different character than the rest of the piece.

[Rooster_Ties]

There's also this Naxos CD, though I'm not certain if it's the same trio or not...

Schifrin/Schuller/Shapiro: Piano Trios

I think most Naxos CD's can be streamed through their own website too.