We are devastated to announce that, on Christmas day, 2020 our dear Michael Jarvis died suddenly. As a colleague and friend, he will leave a terrible void in our lives. Michael was a kind, hilarious, generous, and intensely musical guy. As a trio, we’ve had a wonderful four years exploring little-known music for gamba, violin and keyboard. Michael was the driving force behind our projects, finding gorgeous but unknown repertoire and then enthusiastically and expertly exploring it with us on harpsichord and fortepiano.
The three of us were great friends and had a lot of fun both off stage and on. He will be dearly missed but his impact on our lives and that of many others will remain, as will our recordings, the last of which we finished just before the pandemic started and which will be released in due course. In fact, the clip that ends the below video was filmed in March and was among the last pieces we played together as a trio. The first piece in the video was Michael's favourite movement from the Giordani sonatas op. 30, which we recorded in 2018.
Sleep well, brother.
The three of us were great friends and had a lot of fun both off stage and on. He will be dearly missed but his impact on our lives and that of many others will remain, as will our recordings, the last of which we finished just before the pandemic started and which will be released in due course. In fact, the clip that ends the below video was filmed in March and was among the last pieces we played together as a trio. The first piece in the video was Michael's favourite movement from the Giordani sonatas op. 30, which we recorded in 2018.
Sleep well, brother.
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'clean solo and ensemble playing free of affectation, with attractive tone and balance'
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A unique and intercontinental ensemble of leading early music specialists, LSJ Trio specialises in researching, performing, and recording 17th- and 18th-Century repertoire for violin, viola da gamba, and continuo.
Announcing our debut recording!
LSJ Trio is proud to announce our debut CD release - the world premiere recording of Tommaso Giordani's Sonatas for Fortepiano, Viola da Gamba, and Violin, Op. 30, published in 1782. These stunning and virtuosic works are almost unknown today and yet represent some of the last music composed specifically for the viola da gamba. Dedicated to Viscountess Lavinia Spencer, herself a gamba player, the sonatas deserve wider recognition as wonderfully lyrical, inventive, and forward-looking music of the classical period. The disc is out now!
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