Please recommend Tchaikovsky piano trio op.50
Premkumar S. Rallabandi
mentioned A minor trio? I think it is an unjustly
neglected piece. I am recently being turned on
by the gorgeously melodic and lyrical Russian
chamber music (Rach trios and Borodin quartets
to quote a few). I would also like to sample
some of Shostakovich's early quartets. What would
be a good starting point?
Thanks
Arun
David M. Cook
Premkumar S. Rallabandi <psr...@tam2000.tamu.edu> wrote:
>What are your favorite performances of the above mentioned A minor trio?
My favorite is, unfortunately, a long OOP LP: Olivera, Pletnyev and Rosen
on Columbia.
My 2nd favorite is the Borodin Qt on Chandos (the one coupled with Alyabiev.)
The Naxos is good, but too sunny and light for my taste.
Dave Cook
Liew Choon Kiong
>From: dc...@utpapa.ph.utexas.edu (David M. Cook)
>Subject: Re: Please recommend Tchaikovsky piano trio op.50
>Date: 15 Jul 1995 14:39:24 GMT
>Dave Cook
My favorite is by the Borodin Trio on Chandos. They recorded this piece
twice but the second time is the best.
Choon Kiong
David M. Cook
Liew Choon Kiong <ckl...@merlion.singnet.com.sg> wrote:
>In article <3u8jus$h...@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu> dc...@utpapa.ph.utexas.edu (David M. Cook) writes:
>>My 2nd favorite is the Borodin Qt on Chandos (the one coupled with Alyabiev.)>
>My favorite is by the Borodin Trio on Chandos.
I meant the Trio as well, of course.
BTW, avoid the awful Ashkenazy, Perlman, Harrel. They murder this piece.
Dave Cook
Allan Burns
the reputations of the personnel.
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--Allan Burns
Chris Grivas
Arensky's trio).
Good sound, but more importantly, their tempo in the first movement is
just perfect! Slow enough to let that gorgeous melody sing ... other
versions (esp the Heifetzon RCA) just plow through it like a trio driving
home from work on the freeway.
Cheers!
chrisGRIVAS
Somak Raychaudhury
|> In article <3u6ljl$q...@news.tamu.edu>,
|> Premkumar S. Rallabandi <psr...@tam2000.tamu.edu> wrote:
|>
|> >What are your favorite performances of the above mentioned A minor trio?
|>
|> My favorite is, unfortunately, a long OOP LP: Olivera, Pletnyev and Rosen
|> on Columbia.
|>
|>
I like the Op 50 trio the best when it's squishy, unashamedly
romantic, no-holds-barred etc. I'm yet to find
my favourite recording: it seems to be a piece that
works best in concerts. My lineup, for what it's worth:
1. Yuval Trio (Relief) Live recording, couple with an equally stunning
Shostakovich Opus 67
2. Heifetz/Piatigorsky/Rubinstein (RCA Victor)
3. Lin/Hoffman/Bronfman (Sony)
4. Borodin Trio (Chandos, earlier recording, 1988).
Only #3 is DDD. Somehow feeling doesn't go with hyper-edited
digital re-mastering.
The Yuval trio disk is hard to get in the US (it is on an almost
extinct Swiss label), but worth every effort. I bought
one for a friend only last week here in England, but
after considerable detective work. Of the
more commonly available ones, Heifetz et al is difficult to beat.
Nothing to write to Mother about:
1. Beaux Arts (Philips)
2. Moscow Trio (Russian Disc)
3. Roge/Amoyal/Lodeon (Elektra)
4. Borodin Trio (Chandos, 1991m, coupled with Alyabiev)
5. Eastman Trio (Vox)
Ones to avoid (too vanilla/clinical/cold turkey/penguin droppings)
All digital, I might add.
1. Salerno-Sonnenberg/Licad/? (EMI)
2. Perlman/Harrell/Ashkenazy
3. Stamper/Jackson/V. Ashkenazy (Naxos)
--
Somak Raychaudhury
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge,
Cambridge CB3 0HA, United Kingdom
Rob Holzel
Naxos. Piece of trivia: the pianist on the recording is Vladimir
Ashkenazy's son.
Rob
Ronald Bensley
Rubinstein/Piatigorsky/Heifetz reading on RCA Gold Seal is worthwhile
listening. Unmemorable mono sound, but a very sensitive, agile, and human
musicmaking experience.
Ron Bensley huc...@prodigy.com