Trio Solisti was recently called “the most exciting trio in America” by The New Yorker, and on these recordings gives ample evidence for the encomium. Tchaikovsky's only piano trio was written in the shadow of Nikolai Rubenstein's death. Rubenstein was the founder of the Moscow Conservatory and Tchaikovsky's close friend. Tchaikovsky composed the formidable piano part as a tribute, and dedicated the score Á la mémoire d'un grand artiste. Following Tchaikovsky's death in 1893, Rachmaninoff set out to memorialize the great master through his own Trio élégiaque, eventually published as op. 9, and bearing the same dedication as Tchaikovsky's trio. Rachmaninoff's single-movement G minor trio was written two years before his D minor trio, though it was not published until 1947, a few years after his death.
Reviews
“As always, the Trio Solisti plays with precision and emotion. These performers are at the top of their game, and it makes their readings of these works both thrilling and enlightening to listen to.” - Finding Beauty in Ephemera
“An outstanding album and as fine an example as any as to why and how this trio maintains its superiority over most of its competition.” - The Art Music Lounge
"It doesn’t make sense for them to offer these two Trio Solisti discs for the price of one. Both discs are strong enough to stand on their own merits — and Bridge could have realized double the sales. Especially as these are all performances worth owning. As always, the Trio Solisti plays with precision and emotion. These performers are at the top of their game, and it makes their readings of these works both thrilling and enlightening to listen to." — WTJU 91.1FM
Order from Amazon.com
Order from Arkivmusic.com
Order from iTunes
Order from H&B Direct by calling 1-800-222-6872
Disc A
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Trio in A minor, Op. 50
Disc B
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Trio élégiaque No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9
Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor (1892)
BRIDGE 9465A/B (two discs for the price of one)