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Trio Parnassus - Joseph Rheinberger: Complete Piano Trios (1992)

Trio Parnassus - Joseph Rheinberger: Complete Piano Trios (1992)

BAND/ARTIST: Trio Parnassus

  • Title: Joseph Rheinberger: Complete Piano Trios
  • Year Of Release: 1992
  • Label: MDG
  • Genre: Classical
  • Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
  • Total Time: 02:00:51
  • Total Size: 523 Mb
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Tracklist:

CD 1:
01. Trio No. 1 in D-minor: Allegro appassionato [0:09:36.32]
02. Trio No. 1 in D-minor: Adagio espressivo [0:09:48.25]
03. Trio No. 1 in D-minor: Scherzo [0:09:21.20]
04. Trio No. 1 in D-minor: Finale all' ongarese, Allegro vivo [0:08:12.40]
05. Trio No. 2 in A major: Allegro [0:07:26.25]
06. Trio No. 2 in A major: Andantino espressivo [0:05:56.33]
07. Trio No. 2 in A major: Tempo di minuetto [0:03:17.57]
08. Trio No. 2 in A major: Finale, Allegro con fuoco [0:05:27.33]

CD 2:
01. Trio No. 3 in B major: Allegretto amabile [0:11:14.70]
02. Trio No. 3 in B major: Romanze, Andantino [0:07:09.25]
03. Trio No. 3 in B major: Scherzo, Allegro [0:04:39.43]
04. Trio No. 3 in B major: Finale, Con moto [0:06:36.17]
05. Trio No. 4 in F major: Moderato [0:12:29.15]
06. Trio No. 4 in F major: Adagio molto [0:07:07.23]
07. Trio No. 4 in F major: Tempo di minuetto [0:05:45.65]
08. Trio No. 4 in F major: Finale, Allegro moderato [0:06:49.67]

Performers:
Trio Parnassus

This two-hour double-disc set of Joseph Rheinberger's complete piano trios is a hefty contribution to the rehabilitation of the composer's oeuvre, though it may be more than the average listener can appreciate in one sitting. Rheinberger's music is earnest and perhaps too heavy for some tastes, and it may even seem too stodgy and dryly theoretical. In his mature Romantic style, his reliance on Classical form, and his pensive expression, Rheinberger often resembles Brahms, though it must be said that he lacks Brahms' rhythmic ingenuity, contrapuntal dexterity, and emotional depth. The resemblances between them are really superficial, and listeners may find these four piano trios lackluster and frustratingly dull in comparison with Brahms' three certified masterpieces. Added to this set's problems are the foggy and overly lush playing by Trio Parnassus, and MDG's indistinct and excessively resonant sound quality. If violinist Wolf-Dieter Streicher, cellist Michael Gross, and pianist Chia Chou had played these pieces with more flexibility of tone and sharper characterizations, and if the label had recorded them in a hall with a dry acoustic, the results might have been palatable. Alas, getting through these murky recordings is a hard slog, and they are only recommended for the most serious-minded of Rheinberger's devotees.





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  • Daverz
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The review by David Johnson in Fanfare is much more positive:

"These are the recommended performances of a set of piano trios that takes second place only to the four by Brahms and the four by Dvořák, among Rheinberger's contemporaries."