Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87: Allegro
2. Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87: Andante con moto
3. Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87: Scherzo, Presto & Trio
4. Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87: Finale, Allegro giocoso
5. Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor ('Dumky'), B. 166 (Op. 90): Lento maestoso
6. Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor ('Dumky'), B. 166 (Op. 90): Poco adagio
7. Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor ('Dumky'), B. 166 (Op. 90): Andante
8. Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor ('Dumky'), B. 166 (Op. 90): Andate moderato
9. Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor ('Dumky'), B. 166 (Op. 90): Allegro
10. Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor ('Dumky'), B. 166 (Op. 90): Lento maestoso

Disc 2:

1. Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8: Allegro con moto, Allegro con brio
2. Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8: Scherzo & Trio, Allegro molto... Piu lento
3. Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8: Adagio non troppo
4. Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8: Finale, Allegro molto agitato
5. Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101: Allegro energico
6. Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101: Presto non assai
7. Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101: Andante grazioso
8. Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101: Allegro molto

Disc 3:

1. Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49: Molto Allegro agitato
2. Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49: Andante con moto tranquillo
3. Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49: Scherzo, Leggiero e vivace
4. Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49: Finale, Allegro assai
5. Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66: Allegro energico e fuoco
6. Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66: Andante espressivo
7. Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66: Scherzo, Molto Allegro quasi Presto
8. Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66: Finale, Allegro appassionato

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #141035 in Music
• Released on: 1994-07-25
• Number of discs: 3
• Format: Box set

Amazon.com
The K-L-R Trio's brief tenure with Vox produced these recordings of Romantic chamber-music masterpieces. This is an exceptionally virtuosic ensemble, made up of three soloists who have devoted part of every year to performing together for a couple of decades. As a result, their performances are extremely powerful yet very well integrated, certainly a desirable combination in repertoire like this. They even do a very idiomatic job of playing Dvorák, while their Brahms and Mendelssohn are really superb. Not only are these performances far above the normal standard for budget recordings, but they are also fine digital recordings. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews

Endearing, bought it for the Mendelssohn
Don't let the budget price fool you. This is the best example of the Mendelssohn Trios performance that I have, including the Eugene Istomin, Leonard Rose, Isaac Stern trio, which sounds more mechanical to my ears.

The origional vinyl disk for the Mendelssohn was full price as far as I can remember, this is a really good deal, the Brahms and the Dvorak are OK but the Mendelssohn itself pays for the set.

Reference recording of the Mendelssohn trio
Absolutely nobody has gotten to this level of perfection recording the Mendelssohn trio. The two other trios are superb as well.

The playing overcomes everything
The recorded sound of this set is a little muddy. However, that cannot stop me from giving it top marks for superb individual and ensemble playing, coupled with total agreement in musical expression from all three musicians. The Dvorak "Dumky" trio is possibly the weakest of the set, but only because I prefer the more idiosyncratic interpretations of some other groups (e.g. Trio Fontenay and some others I can't remember).