Borodin Trio - Antonín Dvořák: Piano Trios Nos.1-4 (2005)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 619 Mb | Total time: 155:28 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | CHAN 241-24 | Recorded: 1983, 1985, 1992
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 619 Mb | Total time: 155:28 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | CHAN 241-24 | Recorded: 1983, 1985, 1992
This two-CD set pulls together the Borodin Trio's recordings of all four of Dvorák's piano trios into one package. These were originally recorded between 1983 and 1992, and despite the different dates, there is a consistency of sound in them. That sound has an ambient coldness that isn't warmed up by the music, and it balances the instruments almost equally, to the point where when the piano has the melody it doesn't stick out much from the violin and cello. It leaves the impression that hearing the Borodin Trio live would be the best way to fully appreciate its performance, because even if it were in a bad sounding hall, you would still be able to see their reactions to the music and each other.