Review Trio Mats Shostakovich

Dmitri shostakovich 1906 1975 piano trio no.

Review trio mats shostakovich.

147 32 54 vladimir ashkenazy piano zsolt tihamér visontay violin mats lidström cello ada meinich viola rec. Shostakovich piano trio no. 2 opus 67 and the eloquent sonata for viola and piano opus 147. 1 in c minor op.

Yet trio wanderer interprets the music with expertise and aplomb. 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. Highly recommended april 29 2015 by m. A cello sonata violin sonata piano quintet and two piano trios.

Dmitri shostakovich 1906 1975 piano trio no. Playing with his usual sensitivity in these three works he is joined by zsolt tihamér visontay violin mats lidström cello ada meinich viola. 8 13 10 piano trio no. Shostakovich piano trio 1.

The works on this recording are the piano trio no. A fraction longer than shostakovich s second op. 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.

2 in e minor op. The music as written here by shostakovich is non traditional as one would expect from this 20th century composer. 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. 67 25 42 viola sonata in c major op.

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. It s clear that the jupiter members really understand this music. Indeed it seems to be in the direct lineage of the 1940 recording made by the beethoven quartet with shostakovich himself at the piano. 1 in c minor opus 8 very early and very romantic the anguished piano trio no.

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. This new performance is as good as the few others i ve encountered. We can speculate why schnittke wished to add the piano at the expense of the viola in this arrangement. The jupiter trio maintains their momentum and drive while carefully shaping each phrase.

The borodins and leonskaya recorded the quintet in 1995 coupling it as here with the enigmatic second piano trio. This performance of the beethoven ghost is wonderful. 17 20 september 2015 potton hall suffolk uk booklet notes in english. Bishop clackamas or see all my reviews the piano trio music of shostakovich as played by trio wanderer is well played and well executed.

This is a beautifully played intelligent interpretation.