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Composer or Director: Sergey Rachmaninov, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser
Genre:
Chamber
Label: BR Klassik
Magazine Review Date: 01/2017
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 132
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: GEN16437
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Piano Trio |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer
Ilona Then-Bergh, Violin Michael Schäfer, Piano Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer Wen-Sinn Yang, Cello |
Trio élégiaque |
Sergey Rachmaninov, Composer
Ilona Then-Bergh, Violin Michael Schäfer, Piano Sergey Rachmaninov, Composer Wen-Sinn Yang, Cello |
Author: Geoffrey Norris
In terms of structure, Goldenweiser follows Tchaikovsky’s pattern of an elegiac first movement followed by a theme and variations. The music lacks anything like the strength of profile that Tchaikovsky or Rachmaninov proffer in their own trios, though the performance itself is thoroughly sympathetic and well balanced instrumentally. The players are on much stronger ground with the Tchaikovsky and the Rachmaninov, in the latter deploying the optional harmonium to announce the theme of the central movement’s variations. The playing blends poignancy with passion and some impressive projection and sensitive turns of phrase. The Tchaikovsky/Rachmaninov coupling alone would make the recording recommendable, and it is at least useful to have the Goldenweiser to complete the chain.
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