Johannes Brahms: Piano Trios Nos. 1-3, Cello Sonata No.2 (Katchen, Suk, Starker)
Brahms: Piano Trios Nos. 1-3, Cello Sonata No.2
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In the age of Argerich, who brings tightrope-walker tension to chamber music, I doubt that anyone plays the Brahms piano trios with the kind of mellow lushness heard here. Katchen's conception of Brahms was large-scaled but smooth, warm without much psychological struggle. Suk was a honey-toned violinist, and although Starker was the modernist among the three, what's notable here is how perfectly in unison he is with Suk (and blissfully in tune). Decca puts the piano in the middle and the string players close up in their own channels left and right. The result is wide-screen and artificial, of course, since it makes the cello sound as loud as the piano. but the sonic effect is quite luscious.
I've saved my remarks about te interpretations for last. The Brahms trios have attracted great collaborations, and I wouldn't place this one above, say, Istomin-Stern-Rose although it runs ahead of the Beaux Art Trio, for sheer beauty of tone if nothing else. The shortcoming here is a tendency toward cautiousness; these are middle-of-the-road readings that don't capture Brahms' deepest passions. He is placed in the sun too often. But the first two trios aren't sturm and drang works. If you want large-scale performances caught in gorgeous sound, here you go.
–Amazon.com [4 stars] reviewer
# Piano Trio No. 1 in B
Composed by Johannes Brahms
with Josef Suk, János Starker, Julius Katchen
# Piano Trio No. 2 in C
Composed by Johannes Brahms
with Josef Suk, János Starker, Julius Katchen
# Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor
Composed by Johannes Brahms
with Josef Suk, János Starker, Julius Katchen
# Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in F
Composed by Johannes Brahms
with János Starker, Julius Katchen
# Scherzo, 'FAE Sonata' in C minor
Composed by Johannes Brahms
with Josef Suk, Julius Katchen
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