Shostakovich: Trio, Op. 67; Smetana: Trio, Op. 15

On this CD:

1. Piano Trio in G minor, JB 1:64 (Op. 15) 1. Moderato Assai
Composed by Bedrich Smetana
Performed by Hidy-Ozolins-Tsutsumi Trio

2. Polka for piano in G minor, JB 1:56 2. Allegro
Composed by Bedrich Smetana
Performed by Hidy-Ozolins-Tsutsumi Trio

3. Piano Trio in G minor, JB 1:64 (Op. 15) 3. Finale, Presto
Composed by Bedrich Smetana
Performed by Hidy-Ozolins-Tsutsumi Trio

4. Trio for piano & strings No. 2, in E Minor, Op. 67 1. Andante
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
Performed by Hidy-Ozolins-Tsutsumi Trio

5. Trio for piano & strings No. 2, in E Minor, Op. 67 2. Allegro con brio
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
Performed by Hidy-Ozolins-Tsutsumi Trio

6. Trio for piano & strings No. 2, in E Minor, Op. 67 3. Largo
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
Performed by Hidy-Ozolins-Tsutsumi Trio

7. Trio for piano & strings No. 2, in E Minor, Op. 67 4. Largo
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
Performed by Hidy-Ozolins-Tsutsumi Trio

Customer Reviews:

Add it to your collection.......2006-09-18

Uniformly great playing on recordings spanning eight years, eleven compositions, and two violinists is not an easy feat, but the BAT does it admirably here. Excellent also is the sound: analog to digital remastering sounds like an LP to my ears, and the balance of the three instruments is always even and well tempered. True, I am on more than one compostion drawn to Pressler's beautiful cantabile touch more than the other instruments, but the violin and cello are always first rate.

Nine of the pieces are 19th century, Romantic works which are paired with two from the 20th: Ives and Shostakovich. They deftly and successfully handle the disparate styles.

Thirty dollars will get you over five hours of pleasure on four discs. Highly recommended.

Another "Original Masters" Gem.......2005-05-22

Those familiar with my reviews on Amazon know of my love for Universal's "Original Masters" box set series, but at first I passed on purchasing this title. It's not that I don't enjoy the Beaux Arts Trio, for I do, and I own their recordings of the Piano Trios of Beethoven, Haydn, Dvorak, and Mozart among others. Mainly it had to the with the fact that I don't collect chamber performances the way I do concertos and symphonies, and I already had other renditions of many of the works collected here -- Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, etc. However, after stumbling upon this set at my local library, it took only one listen to know that I had to add this limited edition box to my shelves. These recordings, made between 1967 and 1974, capture Beaux Arts in their prime in glorious, crisp analog stereo sound. Many of their accounts, particularly of the Chopin, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky, are superior to the other versions I own (in this case trios featuring Ma and Argerich respectively). Also, there are several compositions I had never heard before, including trios by Smetana, Ives and Clara Schumann, which are all delightful. Overall, this is a wonderful box set and another gem in the "Original Masters" series.

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Trios of Smetana & Shostakovich
Smetana , Shostakovich , and H-O-T Trio
Manufacturer: Doremi Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006JKFC
Release Date: 2002-10-01