Franz Schubert

Apart from Matti himself on the piano, on this CD the group consists of Paula Hoffman Fröling, mezzo-soprano, Ulrika Jansson, violin. Per Högberg, viola, Mats Lidström, cello and Håkan Ehrén, double bass.

This is the first time Swedish musicians dared to record the Trout Quintet, one of the most well-known pieces in the chamber music repertoire. With their untiring energy the ensemble presents an interpretation of the work that is as exquisitely weightless as it is pregnant with force and meaning.

In the Adagio (Notturno), the ensemble is reduced to a trio – violin, cello and piano. The music is like a wrought iron work of art, where clarity and small gestures take on a special significance.

Paula Hoffman Fröling and Matti Hirvonen perform nine Lieder by Schubert. In each new song the interaction between the two musicians develops into a fascinating drama, which is accentuated by Paula’s emotionally expressive interpretation of the poems, where every word becomes meaningful.