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Frequent collaborators Leif Ove Andsnes, violinist Christian Tetzlaff and cellist Tanja Tetzlaff record three of Robert Schumann’s Piano Trios for this 2-CD set. The trio have recorded Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63, Piano Trio No. 2 in f and Piano Trio No. 3 in G minor.
Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op.63: I. Mit Energie und Leidenschaft
Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op.63: II. Lebhaft, doch nicht zu rasch
Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op.63: III. Langsam, mit inniger Empfindung
Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op.63: IV. Mit Feuer
Piano Trio No. 2 in F Major, Op.80: I. Sehr lebhaft
Piano Trio No. 2 in F Major, Op.80: II. Mit innigem Ausdruck
Piano Trio No. 2 in F Major, Op.80: III. In massiger Bewegung
Piano Trio No. 2 in F Major, Op.80: IV. Nicht zu rasch
Sech Stückein kanonischer Form, Op.56 arr. for Piano Trio: I. Nicht zu schnell
Sech Stückein kanonischer Form, Op.56 arr. for Piano Trio: II. Mit inningem Ausdruck
Sech Stückein kanonischer Form, Op.56 arr. for Piano Trio: III. Andantino
Sech Stückein kanonischer Form, Op.56 arr. for Piano Trio: IV. Innig
Sech Stückein kanonischer Form, Op.56 arr. for Piano Trio: V. Nicht zu schnell
Sech Stückein kanonischer Form, Op.56 arr. for Piano Trio: VI. Adagio
Piano Trio No. 3 in G Minor, Op.110: I. Bewegt, doch nicht zu rasch
Piano Trio No. 3 in G Minor, Op.110: II. Ziemlich langsam - Etwas bewegter - Schneller - Erstes Tempo
Piano Trio No. 3 in G Minor, Op.110: III. Rasch
Piano Trio No. 3 in G Minor, Op.110: IV. Kräftig, mit Humor
Fantasiestücke für klavier, Violine and Violoncello, Op.88: I. Romanze. Nicht schnell, mit innigem Ausdruck
Fantasiestücke für klavier, Violine and Violoncello, Op.88: II. Humoreske. Lebhaft
Fantasiestücke für klavier, Violine and Violoncello, Op.88: III. Duett. Langsam und mit Ausdruck
Fantasiestücke für klavier, Violine and Violoncello, Op.88: IV. Finale. Im Marsch-Tempo
June 2011
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“there are so many praiseworthy things. The way these musicians approach Schumann's long spans of rhythmically repetitive writing shows such understanding and sensitivity that you forget there was ever a problem to be solved. There are some very memorable touches here, like the ghostly string tone at the heart of the first movement of the First Trio.”
15th May 2011
***
“Andsnes and the Tetzlaff siblings adopt a restrained approach that works most convincingly in Schumann’s songful slow movements...there is rapport here.”
19th May 2011
***
“as you would expect from such fine musicians, they make a formidably competent trio. Their playing of all the works here is technically beyond criticism, and there is plenty to admire, whether it's Andsnes's crystalline delicacy in the slow movements or the way in which the two string players can reduce their tone to the merest whisper for dramatic effect.”
July 2011
“So what makes this so special? First, the pianist: Leif Ove Andsnes has long been acclaimed for his Schumann...It's not just for their dramatic pacing that I treasure these performances but for their lyrical qualities too...in the 'Duett' from the Op. 88 Fantasiestücke I defy you to find more beauty and understanding bewteen two string players, with Andsnes the most sensitive of supporting artists...a remarkable achievement.”
July 2011
*****
“[Christian Tetzlaff's] strong personality and unmistakeable sound - plangent, witty and often lightly ironic - can seem quite dominant. But Andsnes's sparkling, solid and good-natured pianism is his ideal foil and on the whole the three play as if with one mind. In their hands Schumann emerges as blazingly inspired.”
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Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op.63: I. Mit Energie und Leidenschaft
