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Gutman Trio - Johannes Brahms: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 3 (2013)

Posted By: Designol

Date: 1 Sep 2022 13:28:28

This recording presents the CD debut on Brilliant Classics of the Gutman Trio, named after Natalia Gutman, world famous cellist, one of the few surviving of the generation of 20th century soviet musicians, like Richter, Gilels, Kogan, Kagan, Rostropovich and Oistrakh. For their debut CD they chose two of the cornerstones of the romantic piano trio repertoire, the first and third piano trio by Brahms. The first trio Op. 8 is a gorgeous work from Brahms' early years, brimming with youthful passion and vitality; the third trio is in C minor mood, dark, grim and powerful.

Here's an opportunity to hear two cornerstones of the chamber repertoire performed by one of today's leading ensembles, the Gutman Trio. The music in question: Brahms' First and Third Piano Trios, works which, separated by 33 years, effectively date from the extremes of the composer's career. A chronological gap such as this automatically invites judgement on stylistic development, and indeed No.1 in B major is a youthful work, one which succeeds in capturing the brave, witty and passionate nature of its fictional dedicatee, E.T.A Hoffmann's Kapellmeister Kreisler. Its evident sophistication, however, is the fruit of a more mature composer, for Brahms – dissatisfied with the trio he had composed as a 20-year-old – decided to rework the music some 40 years later, seven years after writing his final effort in the form. As a result, this release offers a fascinating juxtaposition of Brahms the young composer and Brahms the master, one that isn't just limited to a comparison of the two works contained on the CD.

Founded in 2000 by Natalia Gutman, a former pupil of Mstislav Rostropovich and who often performed with the piano titan Sviatoslav Richter, the Gutman Trio made its highly successful debut in the international Oleg Kagan Music Festival in Kreuth, Bavaria, and has been thrilling audiences across the world ever since. The group has appeared at such prestigious venues at Geneva's Victoria Hall and the concert halls of the Moscow Conservatory and St Petersburg Philharmonic. This release marks their first recording for Brilliant Classics.

The Gutman Trio’s readings of these wonderfully lyrical piano trios are a delight. The ensemble playing is vital, neat and accurate and beautifully nuanced. The piano parts in both Trios are both exquisitely crafted and rendered - a joy to the ear.

Brahms’ First Piano Trio is a youthful work. The composer originally signed it ‘Kreisler junior”, in reference to E.T.A. Hoffman’s character, kapellmeister Kreisler. Schumann had, of course, dedicated his Kreisleriana to the same individual. The rounded character of this quaint figure is reflected in Brahms’s: beautiful effulgent melodies vying with impatient, angry, crosspatch outbursts, determined assertiveness contrasting with a pathos, vulnerability and yearning that is so touching. The breezy Scherzo gallops along joyfully while the prayer-like Adagio has a lovely serene, ethereal quality. The thrusting optimistic finale is a youthful Allegro full of high spirits.

Brahms’ Third Piano Trio was composed some 33 years later while he was enjoying a relaxing holiday in Switzerland. Clara Schumann commented on it: “What a piece! Thoroughly brilliant, carrying one along with its inventiveness, charm and poetic force!” The first movement has material that is assertive but happy and relaxed with a more serious meditative quality too in typical Brahmsian style. The Presto second movement scherzo is unusually quiet, even subdued in character but utterly charming and yet quietly light-footed in the hands of the Gutman Trio. The following kind Andante is almost a lullaby; affectionate and caring. It leads on to the outgoing finale based on folk material.

As good as these performances are I cannot dispel the magic of the Beaux Arts performances on Philips.

Winning performances of two engaging piano trios.

Review by Ian Lace, MusicWeb-International.com

Johannes Brahms at Allmusic
Johannes Brahms at Wiki

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Piano Trio No.1 in B major, Op.8

01. I. Allegro (13:48)
02. II. Scherzo: Allegro molto (06:08)
03. III. Adagio (08:29)
04. IV. Allegro (06:27)

Piano Trio No.3 in C minor, Op.101

05. I. Allegro energico (06:56)
06. II. Presto non assai (03:28)
07. III. Andante grazioso (04:58)
08. IV. Allegro molto (05:25)

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