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| Schumann: Complete Piano Trios | 
 enlarge | Creators: Robert Schumann, Beaux Arts Trio, Menahem Pressler, Bernard Greenhouse, Samuel Rhodes [viola], Dolf Bettelheim, Isidore Cohen
Label: Philips
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (5 reviews)
Sales Rank: 9327
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 456323
UPC: 028945632322
EAN: 0028945632322
ASIN: B0000041N8
Release Date: November 11, 1997
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Piano Quintet In E-flat, Op. 44: Allegro brillante | | • | Piano Quintet In E-flat, Op. 44: In modo d'una marcia. Un poco largamente | | • | Piano Quintet In E-flat, Op. 44: Scherzo. Molto vivace | | • | Piano Quintet In E-flat, Op. 44: Allegro, ma non troppo | | • | Piano Quartet In E-flat, Op. 47: Sostenuto assai - Allegro ma non troppo | | • | Piano Quartet In E-flat, Op. 47: Scherzo. Molto vivace | | • | Piano Quartet In E-flat, Op. 47: Andante cantabile | | • | Piano Quartet In E-flat, Op. 47: Finale. Vivace | | • | Piano Trio No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 63: Mit Energie und Leidenschaft | | • | Piano Trio No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 63: Lebhaft, doch nicht zu rasch |
Disc 2
| • | Piano Trio No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 63: Langsam, mit inniger Empfindung | | • | Piano Trio No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 63: Mit Feuer | | • | Piano Trio No. 2 In F, Op. 80: Sehr lebhaft | | • | Piano Trio No. 2 In F, Op. 80: Mit innigem Ausdruck | | • | Piano Trio No. 2 In F, Op. 80: In massiger Bewegung | | • | Piano Trio No. 2 In F, Op. 80: Nicht zu rasch | | • | Piano Trio No. 3 In G Minor, Op. 110: Bewegt, doch nicht zu rasch | | • | Piano Trio No. 3 In G Minor, Op. 110: Ziemlich langsam | | • | Piano Trio No. 3 In G Minor, Op. 110: Rasch | | • | Piano Trio No. 3 In G Minor, Op. 110: Kraftig, mit Humor |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
This two-CD set, offering Schumann's groundbreaking Piano Quintet, the Piano Quartet, and the three piano trios, is an exceptional bargain. The approach of the Beaux Arts players and their associates is essentially reflective: they let the music speak for itself and avoid the rhetorical excesses other interpreters often fall victim to. In their hands the quintet, one of Schumann's most inspired creations, receives an especially polished and poised performance, with a lovely dovetailing of voices. The analog recordings are warm and detailed, and they have been optimally transferred to CD. --Ted Libbey
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| Customer Reviews:
holy smoke. April 16, 2007
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
now i'm just a big dummy. i really am. but somehow classical music got through my thick skull and into my heart. so glad that it did. these recordings from 1975 by the beaux arts trio are spectacular works of chamber music. mr schumann's compositions are given a vibrantly intense and dramatic going over by these great musicians. soul-stirring stuff in every way. this is the sound of a musical springtime, all green invention and sunshine for the spirit. the violin, cello, and piano tunnel through the music, unearthing and displaying its potential and grace. i listened to the entire two hours and twenty minutes of glorious music that's on these discs this morning, and it was a great experience indeed. i highly highly recommend this set to any and all music lovers. this whole affair is a masterpiece of grand compositions in the hands of brilliant performers.
A linkage between the past and the modernism! November 28, 2006
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
If Goethe's Werther was the prototype of the Romantic hero per excellence, inflaming the imagination and creativeness of newcomer artists, I guess the legitimate Ambassador in the music, had its embodiment around the egregious figure of Robert Schumann. No other composer in the history of the music has embraced new genres and styles with as much febrile intensity, uncertainty but at the same time with as much determination as did Schumann. The remarkable fact he had composed 138 songs in just one year, supports with striking stubbornness he blended music and poetry; despite of the fact his enormous knowledge of literature. Of course the main pivot for his incursions in the chamber music were his passionate analysis around Beethoven's late Quartets. His immense devotion for the chamber music was in visible counter flow with the tendencies of the New German School. He was aware about the dissolution of the piano as protagonist instrument ( just think in Busoni `s Piano concerto, for instance) and in this sense he consecrated all his efforts to preserve and defend the power of expression of the noblest instrument.
On the other hand, the set of Trios surmounted the well known Op. 54's Piano Concerto. That reveals a very careful design in the tonal architecture, interlinking parts and polyphonal material which points to the future and Brahms securely had to have discussed this issue with his friend.
Such emblematic attitude made that composers such Mahler and Schoenberg were so influenced due its modernist projections.
The second is by far, the most romantic of the set with Schubertian reminiscences try to realize th far echoes of the last movement of Cesar Franck's Sonata for violin in the third movement of this trio, while the last one is evidently as we expected the most futurist of the three; and you certainly may find seminal seeds for modern age and the Viennese school of the early ages of the XX Century.
So, consider a wise acquisition to have these distinguished and refined Trios because reflect fundamental works that far to be transitional were the most perfect linkage between the dying Romanticism and the arousing musical modernism and illustrates wisely that smart statement of Octavio Paz: "The past is function of the future. The will of future makes the dead bodies stand and puts order in its works..."
great deal October 11, 2005
8 out of 14 found this review helpful
These are well-played and well-recorded versions of these pieces. The price is also right.
Personally I found Schumann's compositions excessively mercurial at times but that's my problem. If you like him this should'nt be missed.
Excellent performances, superb value April 7, 2002
42 out of 42 found this review helpful
This collection of Schumann's piano trios, Op. 47 piano quartet, and Op. 44 piano quintet is excellent, epsecially since it's offered at Philips' Duo (2-for-1 price). Having recently performed the piano quartet and quintet, I can say that the Beaux Arts Trio brings much finesse, refinement, and superb musical judgment to these performances. The famous Quintet gets an oustanding performance, not as volatile as the live EMI recording led by Martha Argerich, but then without that recording's self-indulgence either. I think the piano quartet is underrated; it has a absolutely beautiful slow movement and an exhilarating last movement filled with counterpoint. The Beaux Arts gives it an excellent performance, though the slow movement seems rather too ponderous and lacking the radiance it should have. The piano trios aren't as well known: they come from later in Schumann's career and are often considered inferior to the earlier works. I cannot agree, especially in the case of the first two trios, which cotrast beautifully, the first one passionate and tragic, the second one lighter and fresher, almost Schubertian, both with beautiful slow movements. The snag is that the first trio is split between the two discs, which is an inconvenience. Very good sound, too. By the way, if you enjoy the trios, you should also check out the Florestan Trio's two outstanding discs on Hyperion (one with the first two trios, the other with the Piano Quartet, the third trio, and the Op. 88 Fantasiestuecke for piano trio). The Florestan's performances are perhaps more imaginative than the Beaux Arts', and they are even better recorded.
Not just for chamber musik freaks! This is Schumann's best. October 9, 1999
40 out of 46 found this review helpful
This 2 CD set offers an extraoardinary bargain. Five works by the underrated German master are heard in incisive performances that only occaisionally succumb to the usual pitfall of many Schumann performances: Zu Viel Schmaltz. When Robert indulged in self-pity, he bathed in it! (especially when he was "Eusebius").... The sound overall is consistent and adequate, although some selections are remastered from analog. Many people have said, "Why couldn't Schumann write a truly great symphony?" He did---the Eb Quintett, op. 44. If you love romantic period chambermusic, you should not miss this collection. This is more than two hours of great music...
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