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DVORAK: Piano Trio in f; Piano Trio in e, “Dumky” – Trio Wanderer – Harmonia mundi

by Audiophile Audition | Feb 23, 2017 | Classical CD Reviews

Splendid renditions of Dvorak’s two late Piano Trios, part of Trio Wanderer’s thirtieth-year offerings.  DVORAK: Piano Trio in f, Op. 65; Piano Trio in e, Op. 90 “Dumky” – Trio Wanderer  – Harmonia mundi HMM 90228, 65:13 (2/24/17) *****: Recorded January 2016, this fine CD brings together two of Dvorak’s potent piano trios as performed by the sumptuously elegant Trio Wanderer, now celebrating its thirtieth anniversary. More than one commentator has applied the epithet “Brahmsian” to the f minor Trio of 1883, which tends to take its cues from the Brahms Piano Quintet in the same key. The broad opening movement, a powerhouse of musical concision and polyphonic richness, features aggressive ensemble as well individual bravura from all three players, and Raphael Pidoux’s cello sings with especial resonance. Bur no less do the violin parts from Phillips-Varjabedia and the sterling piano playing by Vincent Coq impart a colossal grasp of the music at hand, as intimate as it is dramatic in its dotted rhythms. Dvorak’s capacity to create seamless transitions has already manifested itself in this dark work, akin to elements of the Symphony No. 7. If the urgent stresses and nostalgic moments of conflict betray any precise model, we […]