{"title":"Trio Wanderer","description":"\u003cp\u003eb. 1987. French chamber ensemble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrench piano trio active since 1987; known for Romantic-era repertoire including Schubert, Beethoven, Brahms, and Franck. Moderate discography on smaller labels. 'Intimate' is appropriate here given exclusive focus on chamber music (piano trio genre).\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"haydn-piano-trios-hob-xv-nos-14-69184","title":"Haydn: Piano Trios, Hob. XV Nos. 14, 18, 21, 26 \u0026 31 \/ Trio Wanderer","description":"\u003cimg src=\"\/graphics\/features\/gramophone_choice.jpg\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The great popularity of the piano trio enabled Haydn to explore countless formal and harmonic experiments; while the keyboard remains the central element in the musical structure, the strings give the discourse a subtle colouration, and the violin is often assigned independent musical ideas. This elegant three-way dialogue, conducted here by the Trio Wanderer, is as impressive for its originality as for its supreme stylistic virtuosity. Haydn was a past master at this little game, and still remains so centuries later!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  -----\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  REVIEW:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  These are beautifully played performances. There is enough clarity around each instrument to make every line audible, the sparer textures of the Classical trio style help greatly in this respect. It’s a treat to hear Haydn trios played with such care for their sound and texture.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  – Gramophone","brand":"HARMONIA MUNDI","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44908054380778,"sku":"3149020232125","price":18.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/3492023-2613512.jpg?v=1778375182"},{"product_id":"rachmaninoff-piano-trios-trio-wanderer-54293","title":"Rachmaninoff: Piano Trios \/ Trio Wanderer","description":"Rachmaninoff's output of chamber music is small but all the more precious for that. Two absolute gems bear witness to the fact: these ‘elegiac trios’, which were produced by a young composer still indisputably under the influence of Tchaikovsky. However, Rachmaninoff’s personality is already fully present, reaching heights of emotion and expressiveness.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  The pieces by Suk and Grieg add a further touch of character to the picture, which is painted with an exceptionally rich palette: the artistry of the phenomenal Trio Wanderer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  -----\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  REVIEWS:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  The Rachmaninov Trios share not only a sombre soundworld but a clarity of line that’s captured engagingly in these lyrical yet unsentimental performances by the Trio Wanderer. The Wanderers’ performance, a notch faster than many, has an urgency that is highly persuasive. Grieg’s dark and impassioned Andante con moto fits right in after all this, and the disc is rounded off with a sweetly understated Elegie by Suk. – BBC Music Magazine \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  The Trio Wanderer’s new disc, centred around Rachmaninov’s youthful trios, has all the finesse and subtlety that we’ve long associated with this French ensemble. From the start, though, one thing struck me – how curiously un-Russian these pieces sound in their hands. It’s partly due to their emphasis on clarity of texture, together with a certain Classical restraint.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  – Gramophone","brand":"HARMONIA MUNDI","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":45079966449898,"sku":"3149020937235","price":18.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/3654373-2613596.jpg?v=1778375270"}],"url":"https:\/\/arkivmusic.com\/collections\/trio-wanderer.oembed","provider":"ArkivMusic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}