Beethoven: Piano Trios, Opp. 70, No.1 & 97

Beethoven: Piano Trios, Opp. 70, No.1 & 97

Beethoven: Piano Trios, Opp. 70, No.1 & 97
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Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Eugene Istomin
Performer: Isaac Stern
Performer: Leonard Rose
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1994-05-03
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
  1. Trio For Piano, Violin And Violoncello In B-Flat Major, Op. 97 'Archduke': I Allegro moderato
  2. Trio For Piano, Violin And Violoncello In B-Flat Major, Op. 97 'Archduke': II Scherzo. Allegro
  3. Trio For Piano, Violin And Violoncello In B-Flat Major, Op. 97 'Archduke': III Andante cantabile
  4. Trio For Piano, Violin And Violoncello In B-Flat Major, Op. 97 'Archduke': IV Allegro moderato
  5. Trio For Piano, Violin And Violoncello In D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 'Ghost': I Allegro vivace e con brio
  6. Trio For Piano, Violin And Violoncello In D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 'Ghost': II Largo assai ed espressivo
  7. Trio For Piano, Violin And Violoncello In D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 'Ghost': III Presto

Music reviews of Beethoven: Piano Trios, Opp. 70, No.1 & 97

Music Review: Good, But Not Great
Rating: 4 Stars

I first bought these performances on Columbia LPs back in the 1970's - they were my first recordings of the works and I played them to death. From the first moment I heard the beautifully spacious Adagio of the Archduke, it has remained my favorite piano trio (although, of course, Schubert's op. 100, the Ravel, and the Brahms #2 aren't very far behind in my affections).

Once thoroughly familiar with the music, I started to notice a few shortcomings in these performances. Like most "all-star" trio ensembles, one player tends to dominate. With the old Cortot-Thibaud-Casals, it was always the cellist. Here it is Isaac Stern - but at least we don't get the spotlight-hugging free-for-all of the old Rubinstein-Heifetz-Feuermann. In some recordings, one player is so emotionally neutral as to spoil the over-all effect - such for me was the case with the violinist in the Kempff-Szeryng-Fournier set.

Unlike a string quartet, the piano trio is often the province of marquee soloists who don't play chamber music very often: they tend to ham it up or simply go their own way. I am sometimes reminded of three spinning tops that only randomly bump into one another. Such for me are the Barenboim-Zukerman-du Pre and Ashkenazy-Perlman-Harrell readings. And, to a certain extent, these Istomin-Stern-Rose sound that way, too. But "full-time" trio ensembles aren't always the best alternative: I have always found the Beaux Arts Trio to be mundane, unimaginative and rather insensitive. What to do?

On the advice of a fellow chamber music fancier, I bought a hard-to-find import set on TelDec LPs in 1976 while visiting that mecca of classical record shops, the long-gone and much-missed Discophile in Greenwich Village. It featured a group I had never heard of before. Their few records are still much-prized among collectors and are rarely seen on the second-hand market: they are no doubt hoarded by those lucky enough to own them. I am speaking of the Trio di Trieste, with pianist Dario de Rosa, violinist Renato Zennatovich, and Libero Lana on cello.

The Trio di Trieste "Archduke" is simply one for the ages. Hearing it is like standing outside the Gates of Heaven and listening to three Angels engaged in rarified conversation. Their Adagio is incredibly spacious and heartfelt, the Scherzo has a unique rhythmic zest, and the finale features the most imaginatively nuanced playing I have ever heard. It was coupled with a "Ghost" Trio that surpasses even my cherished Busch Trio recording.

Hopefully, this recording - in beautiful 1954 mono sound - will find its way onto CD from a label like Testament. For me, it's THE recording to own if you're having only one.
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