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| Mozart: The Complete Piano Trios | 
 enlarge | Creators: Bernard Greenhouse, Jack Brymer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Beaux Arts Trio, Menahem Pressler, Stephen Bishop Kovacevich, Patrick Ireland, Daniel Guilet
Label: Philips
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (6 reviews)
Sales Rank: 8410
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 446154
UPC: 028944615425
EAN: 0028944615425
ASIN: B0000041BU
Release Date: April 11, 1995
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 Beautifully played Mozart chamber music! May 20, 2000
61 out of 62 found this review helpful
This 2-CD set contains some of Mozart's loveliest chamber music. Originally recorded in 1967-1970, the Beaux Arts Trio, (then comprised of pianist Menahem Pressler, violinist Daniel Guilet, and cellist Bernard Greenhouse) play with great sensitivity and warmth . Mozart composed most his piano trios during the last five years of his life - from 1786 through 1788. Here we see him at "full stretch," with his chamber music style fully developed. The Beaux Arts do an admirable job of conveying the necessary atmosphere of intimacy and serenity, and at the same time great vitality, in their playing. Outer movements are at just the right tempo to give the music a joyful exuberance, and the slow movements convey a wonderful sense of peacefulness. Also included in this set is Mozart's famous clarinet trio, the "Kegelstett." Stephen Kovacevic (piano), Jack Brymer (clarinet), and Patrick Ireland (viola) play with a dynamic musicianship equal to that of the Beaux Arts Trio; as a result, the "Kegelstett" is just as impressive as the piano trios.The CD sound quality is excellent, with a high degree of realism and immediacy. However, these analog recordings, originally mastered over thirty years ago, do have a bit thinner string timbre, which seems more prominent with the violin. Still, this detracts very little from an overall wonderful listening experience. Highly recommended!
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