Brahms: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2 | Eroica Trio, Johannes Brahms

Brahms: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2 | Eroica Trio, Johannes Brahms | Difficult Music Handled Exqusitiely

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	Brahms: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2 Eroica Trio, Johannes Brahms Angel Records, 2002 average customer review:based on 2 reviews view larger image
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The Eroica Trio's recording career has been cleverly managed, starting with three albums of relatively lightweight, very well played music before finally arriving at major repertory. Tackling these two Brahms masterpieces, the Eroica proves thoroughly up to the task. They handle Brahms's difficult writing with confidence (especially the tricky syncopations), and they can produce large climaxes to compete with the best ensembles. They also capture the rapt, inward quality of Brahms's slow movements (the third of the First Trio, the second of the Second Trio) in a most moving manner, trusting the listeners' attention to hear the meaning in such subtle music. Even the packaging of this disc is more subdued than on previous Eroica CDs, although the group's characteristic poplike liveliness comes out in the charming encores. In discussing Brahms Trio recordings, one has to mention one of the best buys in the current CD catalog, a three-disc set with all the Brahms Trios and three other romantic masterpieces superbly played by the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio. But for excellent performances of these two trios, the Eroica CD is certainly worth considering. --Leslie Gerber

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HEARTBREAKING, BREATHTAKING BRAHMS

Not since Nigel Kennedy's recording of the Brahms Violin Concerto have I been moved to tears by a performance. The Eroica Trio, living up to its name, is truly "heroic" in its fearless, unabashed, resounding romantic fervor, heady emotional sweep, exceptional inspiration, and excruciatingly beautiful Brahmsian vision. The ladies who comprise The Eroica Trio are more than simply extraordinary musicians: they are seekers, searchers, and intuitives. They would have to be. Playing Brahms like this requires the rarest exploratory nature, the willingness to probe at the deepest possible levels, and the courage to commit to your beliefs. No mere coincidence, then, that this present set of Brahms' first two piano trios is, because of the phenomenal artistry of these women, the sound world given them, and the immense epiphany of it all, absolutely quintessential listening, and for me, ranks as the very best versions now available.

[Running time: 64:31]

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Difficult Music Handled Exqusitiely

I enjoy the variety of moods and subtle synocpations in this music of Brahms.

Enjoying this genre of chamber music greatly, this is a worthy addition. From the soothing flowing piano and violin of the opening tract: Trio No. 1 to the closing familiar "Lullaby," this music adorns one's ears with a pleasing sound.

The Trio No.1 in B Major has a major/minor dichotomy going, while the strings and piano trade spurts of the passage.

Especially wonderful is the opening violin/cello movement of the Trio No. 2 in C Major, which sounds very much like a sonata, building in its intensity to a sensational ending coda.

Nice personal touch of including the Wiegenlied for the newly arrived children of the musicians!

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Tracks
Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8: Allegro con brio | Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8: Scherzo: Allegro molto | Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8: Adagio | Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8: Allegro | Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87: Allegro-animato | Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87: Andante con moto | Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87: Scherzo-Presto | Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87: Finale-Allegro giocoso | Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D major | Wiegenlied, Op. 49

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