The Lincoln Trio give shapely and impassioned performances of these three unfamiliar 20th-century chamber works. The Trio in F sharp minor by the Armenian-Soviet composer Arno Babajanian draws on folk styles, but the lyrical mood is close to Rachmaninov. The poetic, song-like violin solo in the slow movement is beautifully captured by violinist Desirée Ruhstrat, with warm support from David Cunliffe (cello) and Marta Aznavoorian (piano). Frank Martin’s Trio on Popular Irish Melodies is alive with rhythmically catchy, jazzy writing. Most elusive is the trio by Rebecca Clarke, a mix of dissonance and passion that seems to exist in a musical world of its own.
