Various Composers - History of the Russian Piano Trio, Vol. 5 (The Brahms Trio)

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• (01) Vladimir Dyck - Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 25
• (05) Constantin von Sternberg - Piano Trio No. 3 in C Major, Op. 104
• (08) Sergey Youferov - Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 52

The Brahms Trio

Nikolai Sachenko, violin

Kirill Rodin, cello

Natalia Rubinstein, piano

Date: 2021

Label: Naxos

https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.574116

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Review

In Vol 5, The Brahms Trio invite us to set out into terra incognita: don’t be surprised if you have not heard of Vladimir Dyck (who left Russia for France), Constantin von Sternberg (who ended up in the USA) or Sergey Youferov (who disappeared without trace after 1917). Their three trios, all written prior to the 1917 Revolution, are very different and full of surprises. Youferov’s Trio is a relentless emotional assault, while Sternberg’s is the opposite: classical in character, attractive if rather lightweight. Standing above these in artistic achievement is Dyck’s Trio, written in 1910 after he had settled in Paris. This is a powerful and persuasive work ranging from grandeur to whimsy. The slow movement illustrates perfectly his economy of means, as he somehow wrings highly affecting music out of simple three-note motifs.

Dyck’s life story is colourful and tragic: born in Odessa, he studied in Paris with Widor and won a Prix de Rome in 1911. He worked in lighter genres, including silent-movie scores, and also made a beautiful arrangement in 1933 of Hatikvah, when it became the official anthem of the Zionist Congress (today it is the national anthem of Israel). He was still in Paris when the German occupation began; in 1943 he was taken from his Paris home and from there conveyed to his death at Auschwitz.

The three composers on this disc could hardly find better advocates than The Brahms Trio. On a dull day, you might pass these scores by, but this top-class ensemble restore their magic. Together with the excellent fourth volume and the preceding three (6/21), this ‘History of the Russian Piano Trio’ is a set to treasure.

-- Marina Frolova-Walker, Gramophone

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The Brahms Trio is one of the leading chamber ensembles of Russia. Founded as a part of the chamber music class of Konstantin Oznobishchev at the Gnessin School of Music in Moscow in 1988, the Brahms Trio has performed worldwide and has recorded much of Russian piano trio repertoire. The Trio made a significant contribution to enlarging the chamber repertoire by rediscovering unknown piano trios of Russian composers of the late-19th and early-20th century. The musicians of the Brahms Trio are professors of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, and recipients of multiple awards and honors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahms_Trio

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