Name: Tchaikovsky/Rachmaninov: Piano Trios by Lang Lang, Vadim Repin, Mischa Maisky
Brand: Lang Lang
SKU: 028947786269
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Ideally, a piano trio should be balanced in its voices and the parts more or less equally matched in expression, but it sometimes happens in late Romantic chamber music that an overwrought piano part can create the opposite conditions. In the Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor by Sergey Rachmaninov and the Piano Trio in A minor by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, the piano is clearly the dominant force, because it carries most of the thematic material, harmonic textures, and dramatic gestures, and thereby reduces the violin and cello to subsidiary roles. As one of the great virtuoso pianists, Rachmaninov undoubtedly planned that the pianist should be the leader and conceived this single-movement trio almost as a piano sonata with obbligato parts for the strings, while Tchaikovsky simply overwrote the keyboard part, and its density and complexity make the violin and cello seem like weaker participants. With these problems in mind, pianist Lang Lang, violinist Vadim Repin, and cellist Mischa Maisky adjust their parts to give greater prominence to the violin and cello, and the piano's dynamics are taken down a bit to avoid overwhelming them. Moreover, careful microphone placement has given the strings the added presence they need to stand up to the keyboard, though Repin at times plays slightly softer than Maisky and occasionally seems to be slipping out of the audio field. Still, this ad hoc trio of Deutsche Grammophon stars seems to work well in this repertoire, given the challenges put before them, and fans of these musicians will find their passionate performances quite enjoyable.

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Tchaikovsky/Rachmaninov: Piano Trios

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Tchaikovsky/Rachmaninov: Piano Trios

Tchaikovsky/Rachmaninov: Piano Trios

1. Rachmaninov: Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G Minor for Piano, Violin and Cello

2. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50, TH. 117 - 1. Pezzo elegiaco (Moderato assai - Allegro giusto)

3. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50, TH. 117 - 2. (A) Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto

4. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50, TH. 117 - Var. I: L'istesso tempo

5. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50, TH. 117 - Var. II: Più mosso

6. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio In A Minor, Op.50, TH.117 - Var. III: Allegro moderato

7. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50, TH. 117 - Var. IV: L'istesso tempo

8. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50, TH. 117 - Var. V: L'istesso tempo

9. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50, TH. 117 - Var. VI: Tempo di valse

10. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50, TH. 117 - Var. VII: Allegro moderato

11. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50, TH. 117 - Var. VIII: Fuga (Allegro moderato)

12. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50, TH. 117 - Var. IX: Andante flebile, ma non tanto

13. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50, TH. 117 - Var. X: Tempo di mazurka

14. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50, TH. 117 - Var. XI: Moderato

15. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50, TH. 117 - 2. (B) Variazione finale e Coda (Allegro risoluto e con fuoco - Andante con moto)

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