Swiss Piano Trio – Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio, Op. 50 (2012) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Swiss Piano Trio – Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio, Op. 50 (2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 50:38 minutes | 470 MB | Genre: Classical
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In March 1881 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky received the news of the death of his friend Nikolai Rubinstein whilst he was in Paris – a great blow for the composer who had been engaged to teach at the newly founded Moscow Conservatory thanks to Rubinstein. Tchaikovsky decided to dedicate a piece of music to his late friend – not a classical work for choir or orchestra but one for piano trio. The memory of Rubinstein evidently enraptured him to the extent that he burst all dimensions with his Trio Op. 50. Two monumental movements make up a memorial work which, however, also has optimistic moments. Following an ‘Elegiac piece’ is a set of variations with a duration of nearly thirty minutes which comprises a slow movement, scherzo and finale, all under the roof of a simple Russian theme. Technically, this trio presents a challenge to every piano trio.

Tracklist:
01. Swiss Piano Trio – Piano Trio in A-minor, Op. 50 – Pezzo elegiaco. Moderato assai – Allegro giusto – Adagio con duolo – Allegro giusto (18:56)
02. Swiss Piano Trio – Piano Trio in A-minor, Op. 50 – Tema. Andante con moto (01:18)
03. Swiss Piano Trio – Piano Trio in A-minor, Op. 50 – Var. 1 (01:03)
04. Swiss Piano Trio – Piano Trio in A-minor, Op. 50 – Var. 2. Più mosso (00:36)
05. Swiss Piano Trio – Piano Trio in A-minor, Op. 50 – Var. 3. Allegro moderato (00:55)
06. Swiss Piano Trio – Piano Trio in A-minor, Op. 50 – Var. 4. L’istesso tempo (Allegro moderato) (01:09)
07. Swiss Piano Trio – Piano Trio in A-minor, Op. 50 – Var. 5. L’istesso tempo (00:45)
08. Swiss Piano Trio – Piano Trio in A-minor, Op. 50 – Var. 6. Tempo di Valse (02:38)
09. Swiss Piano Trio – Piano Trio in A-minor, Op. 50 – Var. 7. Allegro moderato (01:26)
10. Swiss Piano Trio – Piano Trio in A-minor, Op. 50 – Var. 8. Fuga. Allegro moderato (02:40)
11. Swiss Piano Trio – Piano Trio in A-minor, Op. 50 – Var. 9. Andante flebile man non tanto (03:31)
12. Swiss Piano Trio – Piano Trio in A-minor, Op. 50 – Var. 10. Tempo di Mazurka. Con brio (01:51)
13. Swiss Piano Trio – Piano Trio in A-minor, Op. 50 – Var. 11. Moderato – (02:13)
14. Swiss Piano Trio – Piano Trio in A-minor, Op. 50 – Variazione finale e Coda. Allegro risoluto e con fuoco – Andante con moto – Lugubre (l’istesso tempo) (11:32)

Personnel:
Swiss Piano Trio
Martin Lucas Staub (piano)
Angela Golubeva (violin)
Sébastien Singer (cello)

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