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"If you share my unabashed delight in just about everything Kapustin writes, this disc essentially recommends itself." - ClassicsToday.com "... Kapustin may legitimately be described as the Ukrainian Claude Bolling, who remains better known in the West, at least for now ... it is easy to hear why his music has made such inroads into Western consciousness (and mine in particular, when I first heard it). This is, simply put, fun music and will lift any listener out of the deepest doldrums. To analyze this music would entirely miss the point: this is not music to be scrutinized, but simply enjoyed for what it is ... the addition of a violin and a cello permits the infusion of additional colours into the music, but Kapustin’s music is such that one could arrange it for almost any conceivable combination of instruments and it would likely work well ... (Trío Arbós) does a splendid job of capturing the boisterous joie de vivre that saturates all of these works (even in their quietest movements) ... (Kapustin himself) would be pleased with the performances that are herein offered. The recorded sound is also fresh and alive ..." - Fanfare On this 2014 release, prestigious award-winning Spanish chamber group Trío Arbós presents two world premieres of works by Nikolai Kapustin, the Divertissement and his Piano Trio No. 2. The album opens with the piano trio version of the Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano.