To order our CDs
Echoes of Budapest, Celebrating Women!
or After the Darkness, please send a mail to
info@thehaguestringtrio.com
Reviews for CD 'Echoes of Budapest'
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The Hague String Trio effortlessly reveals the music’s deeper layers. The trio’s passionate playing evokes a rich palette of colors and unites the shifting moods into one impressive whole.
The interpretation by the The Hague musicians is marked -above all - by flawless intonation and a commanding presence.
This new release from The Hague String Trio and Cobra Records is absolutely terrific! Once again, the Trio has made a wonderful selection of music. And, as always, they deliver outstanding performances, with total commitment and perfect execution.
To say I'm loving this new release is an understatement.
the Hague String Trio play these works outstandingly well, and include .... two première recordings. The booklet documentation is first class, as is the recording in Westvest90, Schiedam.
Luister
Rating: 9/10 – Luister
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Limelight
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Editor's Choice
The Hague String Trio … performs this music as if it was Hungarian through and through. Intonation is impeccable, the three instruments are perfectly balanced and there’s a palpable sense of good-natured communion about the playing.
The Hague String Trio plays all the compositions with a fine and subtle accuracy, which makes Echoes of Budapest a solid album by three musicians who boldly and successfully explore the edges of the classical repertoire.
December Issue - Muziektips
(Review by Ruud Jonker shown on this page)
Theo’s Klassieke Muziektips 2025
What magnificent playing by these three ladies! And the recording is just as magnificent.
The compositions by these three Hungarian composers are certainly a welcome addition to the repertoire and more than worth repeated listening.
And he concludes with: “In one word: bravo!
Reviews for CD 'Celebrating Women!'
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‘..they succeed in making the voices of the featured female composers their own, presenting them in the ensemble’s trusting technical harmony.
‘professionals to their fingertips…the performances are excellent’
Audio : 9 Interpretation : 9
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'een volstrekt eigen geluid waarvan je al snel veel meer wilt horen'
‘Miriam Hyde, Emmy Frensel-Wegener, Ethel Smyth and Irene Britton-Smith could not have wished for better ambassadors of their music than The Hague String Trio.’
'The Hague String Trio plays these four world premieres with great expressiveness. The performances are an exposé of fun, expression and lively empathy, performed with love and care.'
‘These performances are a gift’
'Vijftien jaar intensief samenspel heeft door de jaren heen zijn vele vruchten afgeworpen.'
'Het heeft mij....een heerlijk uur luistergenot opgeleverd'
'Ik hoop zo dat deze CD een navolging krijgt en dat de vrouwelijke componisten steeds vaker uitgevoerd en opgenomen gaan worden. Het zijn veelal echte juweeltjes die de vergetelheid niet verdienen'
Le répertoire des compositrices est souvent peu enregistré. Heureusement, le Hague String Trio prend les choses en main avec « Celebrating Women! », constitué entièrement d'œuvres jamais enregistrées.
4 star review in BBC Music Magazine
May 2019
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CD 'After the Darkness'
nominated for the International Classical Music Awards 2020!
Reviews for CD 'After the Darkness'
BBC Music Magazine
(see review on this page)
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'This outstanding music ….. burns bright, and The Hague String Trio brings energy and soul to this heartfelt collection.'
'(Kattenburg) performed here with dizzying verve'
'an accomplished and affecting disc performed with great skill and care.'
Gramophone
'The Hague Trio’s accounts of Klein’s Trio, Krása’s Passacaglia and Fugue and Tanec ….. are nothing if not competitive with the best of their rivals.
Their ensemble is as tight as their collective intonation is sure, and they bring a keen expressivity to these scores written under appalling conditions.'
'a thought-provoking programme, captured in first-rate sound.'
MusicWeb International
'Well documented, superbly performed and recorded, this is as good an advertisement for the string trio as you could imagine, and I would be prepared to lay a bet that a majority of listeners would think this was a string quartet on a first encounter. This CD is also a fine testament to a group of composers who all suffered under the oppressive regimes of the mid-20th century; well worth anyone’s attention, and what the Dutch would call an ‘aanwinst’ for any collection of good chamber music.'
Luister - 10!
(see review below)
'Maar neem van mij aan dat de kwaliteit van het gebodene van de grootste kwaliteit is'
'In het tekstboekje vertellen ze dat After The Darkness een project is dat ze na aan het hart ligt en dat is te horen. “Wij voelen het als een voorrecht de muziek van deze componisten te laten horen en een blijvende nalatenschap te creëren, zodat hun stemmen nooit vergeten worden.” Bedankt!'
Supersonic award from Pizzicato!
Streichtrios aus dunklen Zeiten mustergültig beleuchtet
'Sie gestalten die Werke mit technischer Raffinesse und einem stupenden Gefühl für die Stimmungen. Die ruhelosen gehetzten Passagen überzeugen mit ihrer Intensität und Unnachgiebigkeit.'
'The Hague String Trio plays intensely and atmospherically, so making this a really rewarding and exciting release.'
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'intensieve vertolking …. die je …bij de strot grijpt.'
'Meesterlijk….Wat een sfeercontrasten.'
'Kamermuziekliefhebbers mogen zich deze kans niet laten ontgaan. Adembenemend.'
Music Frames
'Het trio klinkt als een volledig orkest dat fantastisch op elkaar is ingespeeld. Gedurfd, ingetogen, gewaagd en met een elegante bravoure spelen zij de muziek van vijf Joodse componisten.'
'‘After the Darkness’ is een schitterend album……fabelachtige muziek die ze met veel verve uitvoeren!'
Elegant Classics
'Cobra Records ….. is one of the most pleasant surprises of recent years with its dramaturgical approach, choice of soloists and technical sound quality. And we are delighted that their next album has come to us.'
'The three performers have an individual sound, yet they are one voice.'
'three expressive rich and perfectly prepared soloist techniques'
'(Weinberg)….. style and the honest immediacy of the recording of The Hague Trio breathes directly and, in my view, is the jewel of the disc. I don't even know how many times I played it, but it was always like listening to it for the first time.'
'Kort en goed.....geweldige aanwinsten, in muziek gegoten ware monumenten, die niet alleen doen herinneren aan de verschrikkingen van de Holocaust, maar vooral dankzij de hartverwarmende betrokkenheid van de .... musici de muziek op haar best doet klinken. '
10 for review in
Luister magazine
