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Michael Gordon, image from the composer’s web site Meanwhile much solace can be taken from this lovely collection. I suppose one must acknowledge the irony of our present moment in history, hoping against hope that history will not repeat itself. This is an epic anthology which fills a great gap in the history of recorded sound. And the graphic design by Madeleine Richter echoes the era that gave birth to this great music. The recording by Bill Maylone is up to the usual high standards we have come to expect from producer James Ginsburg’s wonderful Cedille label. Elinor Olin, professor of music at Northern Illinois University. The truly excellent liner notes are contributed by Dr. The Black Oak Ensemble consists of Desirée Ruhstrat, violin Aurélien Fort Pederzoli, viola and David Cunliffe, cello. Once again the listener is given to wonder what other treasures ay undiscovered from this curious era of history when the world was awaiting the growing conflicts that resulted in the second world war. This trio is in three movements and, like the Casadeseus trio which opens the second disc of this fine collection, it is a weighty, slow moving, serious work. He is the oldest composer represented here and this is among the last of his works. As both composer and conductor his profile loomed large on the French music scene. He studied with Jules Massenet and was a contemporary of Claude Debussy. Last and certainly not least is the trio by Gabriel Pierne. Once again the listener will be curious to hear more from this man’s work. Each of the relatively brief movements demonstrate a truly gifted composer. This is a truly substantive work, the third of the three world premiere recordings here. This three movement work certainly reflects that influence but this is not mere imitation. “Trois pieces en trio” (1937 ) concludes this fascinating survey of the string trio format as composed during the interwar period. This one makes a case for the further exploration of this composer’s work. The finale marked “allegro aperto” is, at first a playful finale as one would expect from a classical era symphony but it goes through various moods before it returns to reassert that playful opening. The slow movement contains a playful scherzo like section in the middle before it returns to the more somber tone of its opening. From the opening Allegro con brio we hear a substantive composition. Its brevity relative to the composer’s larger works suggest that this might be a minor occasional piece but this is in fact a compact and deeply serious work. This work is among the world premiere recordings on this set. His trio is a three movement work which opens the second disc on this epic anthology. Robert was also a prolific composer whose output includes seven symphonies and multiple works for piano and orchestra. Robert Casadesus was the patriarch of one of the great piano dynasties of the twentieth century. Now I know a lot of pretty obscure repertoire so I was a tad surprised to find that I had only heard of four of the composers represented here: Henri Tomasi (1901-1971), Jean Francaix (1912-1997), Robert Casadesus (1899-1972), and Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937). But these charming little works on this 2 CD set can be thought of as stepping stones in the evolution of the form. The trio of Violin, Viola, Cello can arguably be said to not have truly com of age until the twentieth century which would see major works by Schoenberg (1946), Krenek (1949), Wourinen (1968), and Schnittke (1985) to name a few highlights. The string trio form, though common, does not seem to have produced the grand stature of some of the music for the more commonly heard ensemble, the string quartet. The French term “Avant L’Orage” is generally translated as “The Calm Before the Storm”. The 7 pieces here (of which three are receiving their world premiere recordings) represent the years 1926 to 1939, the end of the period following the “War to End All Wars”. And this release certainly confirms that assertion. I recall reading a comment from Aaron Copland to the effect that he believed that there was undiscovered gems written in those years between the world wars 1 and 2 (roughly 1918 to 1939).