Ron S Posted June 1, 2007 Report Posted June 1, 2007 (edited) I have--and love--this Beaux Arts Trio set: Some others on the board may find this to be too "conventional-wisdom-ish" for their tastes, but I really enjoy it. This is the second cycle of Beethoven Piano Trios that the BA Trio recorded, in the '70s and '80s iirc. The first cycle, with slightly different personnel, was recorded in the '60s EDIT: I see that Bentsy recommended the same set while I was typing this post. Edited June 1, 2007 by Ron S Quote
Late Posted June 2, 2007 Author Report Posted June 2, 2007 Thanks guys. Tower-Caiman has this for just under $25. Very tempting ... Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted June 2, 2007 Report Posted June 2, 2007 (edited) Don't have anything against the recommended set other than it is a bit tame for my taste. I would probably prefer their earlier recordings by a small margin. I don't currently have a "set" but do have fond memories of Stern/Rose/Istomin from the '70s on Columbia. Not sure if the set is available. edit for stupid typo Edited June 2, 2007 by Chuck Nessa Quote
mikeweil Posted June 2, 2007 Report Posted June 2, 2007 (edited) The Castle Trio with Lambert Orkis on piano did fine versions of all (3 Cds on Vergin Veritas, 1 on Smithsonian, all oop). A trio of Jos van Immerseel, Anner Bylsma, and Vera Beeths did two trios on a SONY Vivarte disc which can still be found. All using historic pianos, but sound and interpretations are top. Edited June 2, 2007 by mikeweil Quote
porcy62 Posted June 2, 2007 Report Posted June 2, 2007 Don't have anything against the recommended set other than it is a bit tame for my taste. I would probably prefer their earlier recordings by a small margin. I don't currently have a "set" but do have fond memories of Stern/Rose/Istomin from the '70s on Columbia. Not sure if the set is available. edit for stupid typo Yep, I agree with Chuck on this, the earlier recordings are a little better. I don't know if they are available on cd. Quote
Peter Friedman Posted June 2, 2007 Report Posted June 2, 2007 Don't have anything against the recommended set other than it is a bit tame for my taste. I would probably prefer their earlier recordings by a small margin. I don't currently have a "set" but do have fond memories of Stern/Rose/Istomin from the '70s on Columbia. Not sure if the set is available. edit for stupid typo Yep, I agree with Chuck on this, the earlier recordings are a little better. I don't know if they are available on cd. Yes, this is a very good set. I have it on a 4 CD set as follows - Sony Classical SM4K 46738 Quote
porcy62 Posted June 2, 2007 Report Posted June 2, 2007 Beethoven Piano Trios are pretty UNimportant. if you must, Trio Parnassus on MD&G makes best all-around cases, tho' Mike's suggestions add some timbral ooomph that definitely helps. meanwhile, know yr Haydn & Schubert on either end, Brahms & Reger further on. e(dc)ven more so, get Terry Allen Juarez & take a 45 minute break from all this elegant chamberpot note spinning. that's spelled Terry Allen Juarez Yep, I have to admit that, even for me, deeply in love with Ludwig Van's music from an irrational point of view, (like true love must be), I too think that His trios are one of the weakest part of His immortal works. So for edc Quote
Ron S Posted June 2, 2007 Report Posted June 2, 2007 Yep, I have to admit that, even for me, deeply in love with Ludwig Van's music from an irrational point of view, (like true love must be), I too think that His trios are one of the weakest part of His immortal works. So for edc True, but we're talking BEETHOVEN here! Not his most profound work, but still very enjoyable and worthwhile, IMHO. Quote
Larry Kart Posted June 3, 2007 Report Posted June 3, 2007 Yep, I have to admit that, even for me, deeply in love with Ludwig Van's music from an irrational point of view, (like true love must be), I too think that His trios are one of the weakest part of His immortal works. So for edc EDC --The Archduke Trio doesn't excite you? In that work BTW I have fond memories of Cortot, Thibaud, Casals, coupled with Schubert's Trio No. 1. Quote
gnhrtg Posted June 3, 2007 Report Posted June 3, 2007 EDC --The Archduke Trio doesn't excite you? In that work BTW I have fond memories of Cortot, Thibaud, Casals, coupled with Schubert's Trio No. 1. Though I have the two separately on two Naxos releases. One includes The Archduke Trio along with the Kreutzer Sonata (and a set of variations) while the other has Haydn's Trio in G major (very nice), Beethoven's Kakadu Variations, and Schubert's Trio no.1. Transfers and audio restoration by Mark Obert-Thorn. Quote
porcy62 Posted June 3, 2007 Report Posted June 3, 2007 Yep, I have to admit that, even for me, deeply in love with Ludwig Van's music from an irrational point of view, (like true love must be), I too think that His trios are one of the weakest part of His immortal works. So for edc True, but we're talking BEETHOVEN here! Not his most profound work, but still very enjoyable and worthwhile, IMHO. True, in fact I have the Beau Art Trio edition on vinyl box set, but I don't listen to it very often. Quote
Kalo Posted June 3, 2007 Report Posted June 3, 2007 Yep, I have to admit that, even for me, deeply in love with Ludwig Van's music from an irrational point of view, (like true love must be), I too think that His trios are one of the weakest part of His immortal works. So for edc EDC --The Archduke Trio doesn't excite you? In that work BTW I have fond memories of Cortot, Thibaud, Casals, coupled with Schubert's Trio No. 1. Yes, the Cortot, Thibaud, Casals "Archduke" is wonderful, Larry. Quote
_forumlogo.png.a607ef20a6e0c299ab2aa6443aa1f32e.png)
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.