Review Trio Mats Shostakovich
1 in c minor op.
Review trio mats shostakovich. However the real gem of this disc is the shostakovich e minor trio. The music as written here by shostakovich is non traditional as one would expect from this 20th century composer. This performance of the beethoven ghost is wonderful. The borodins and leonskaya recorded the quintet in 1995 coupling it as here with the enigmatic second piano trio.
2 in e minor op. It s clear that the jupiter members really understand this music. 1 in c minor opus 8 very early and very romantic the anguished piano trio no. Bishop clackamas or see all my reviews the piano trio music of shostakovich as played by trio wanderer is well played and well executed.
It is said that at the first performance by shostakovich and members of the beethoven quartet members of the audience were moved to tears and left stunned at its conclusion. This is a beautifully played intelligent interpretation. 67 dates from the worst period of the second world war 1944 and reflects the deprivations and horrors suffered by the soviet people at that time. To my ears what s distinctive here is the beautiful natural recorded sound and the equally beautiful playing by german hungarian violinist zsolt tihamér visontay concertmaster of the philharmonia orchestra and swedish solo cellist mats lidström.
67 the piano trio began life in 1985 as a string trio for violin viola and cello in honour of alban berg whose centenary year it was. The jupiter trio maintains their momentum and drive while carefully shaping each phrase. 17 20 september 2015 potton hall suffolk uk booklet notes in english. Indeed it seems to be in the direct lineage of the 1940 recording made by the beethoven quartet with shostakovich himself at the piano.
Despite his prodigious cycle of 15 string quartets shostakovich wrote sparingly for other chamber music ensembles. The works on this recording are the piano trio no. Yet trio wanderer interprets the music with expertise and aplomb. A cello sonata violin sonata piano quintet and two piano trios.
Highly recommended april 29 2015 by m. 2 in e minor op. The site now features over 9000 files of information including thousands of cd book concert dvd and blu ray reviews and more than 5500 links to other. Dmitri shostakovich 1906 1975 piano trio no.
147 32 54 vladimir ashkenazy piano zsolt tihamér visontay violin mats lidström cello ada meinich viola rec. A fraction longer than shostakovich s second op. Shostakovich piano trio 1. 67 25 42 viola sonata in c major op.
We can speculate why schnittke wished to add the piano at the expense of the viola in this arrangement. The classical net web site offers a comprehensive collection of information and news on classical music subjects including articles and cd reviews composers and their music the basic repertoire recommended recordings and a cd buying guide. Shostakovich piano trio no. 8 13 10 piano trio no.
This new performance is as good as the few others i ve encountered.