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Dvořák: Piano Trios Nos. 3 & 4 / Tetzlaff, Vogt, Tetzlaff
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Dvořák: Piano Trios Nos. 3 & 4 / Tetzlaff, Vogt, Tetzlaff

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Details

Composer
DVORAK, ANTONIN
Artist
Tetzlaff, Tetzlaff, Vogt
Format
CD
Label
Ondine
Released
Oct 05, 2018
Catalog #
ODE 1316-2
UPC
761195131626

About

This fruitful collaboration by three eminent chamber musicians, Christian Tetzlaff, Tanja Tetzlaff and Lars Vogt, brings together two Piano Trios by the Czech master, Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904). During the last eight years, artists forming this unique trio have recorded eight albums of chamber music for Ondine with great acclaim, including some of the Romantic standard works. These two chamber music masterpieces by Antonín Dvořák express great emotional depth and dark passion.

The two piano trios by Dvořák featured in this album have remarkable similarities as well as differences. Piano Trio No. 3, nearly symphonic in its character, hints to the world of Johannes Brahms, while the Piano Trio No. 4 includes folkloric elements. The third piano trio might not only be considered as an homage to Brahms; it was written by the composer in 1883 shortly after the death of his mother which might well explain the sorrowful musical expression in the slow movement of the work. The ‘Dumky’ trio has a very unusual structure in its six movements. This intense and intimate work was written just prior to the composer’s departure to New York in 1891 and serves as a great climax for Dvořák’s series of piano trios.

REVIEW:

The Dumky really takes the plaudits here. Without question, it is the best I’ve heard, and the third movement is simply astonishing in its melancholic beauty.

These are two giants of the piano trio repertoire that is dear to my heart, and while this new recording enters a very crowded field, the presence of the three performers who are considerable soloists in their own right, means that the release demands attention.

Let’s get one thing out in the open straight away: these are the most dramatic and intense performances of these works I’ve heard. If your preference is for elegance such as those of the Beaux Arts and Florestan Trios, you may not be too keen on these big-boned and raw performances. Pianist Lars Vogt really hammers the keyboard at times, but don’t let that give you the impression that there is a lack of subtlety: the slow movements are meltingly beautiful. The booklet notes, which are in the form of a conversation between the three performers, emphasise the Bohemian folk music that inspired so much of Dvořák’s pre-American music. The raw intensity of the performances can be seen as a way of expressing these folk roots.

This is the only version of the Brahmsian F minor trio that I have in my collection to go beyond 40 minutes. I have no doubts that there are others, but it is to the credit of the performers that at no time is there a sense of dragging. Everything feels just about right. However, it is the Dumky that really takes the plaudits here. Without question, it is the best I’ve heard, and the third movement is simply astonishing in its melancholic beauty. If you love these works, and if you are reading this, you almost certainly do, you owe it to yourself to hear the Tetzlaffs and Vogt.

If I have a reservation about this otherwise marvellous recording, it is that the tone of the violin on occasions, generally at moments of fortissimo and above, becomes quite shrill. This is a something of a personal peeve, and I suspect most listeners will not be bothered by the sound. Perhaps the miking is a little close, though there is no extraneous noise.

Perhaps the intensity of the performances means that this is not a recording for every day, just Sunday best, but it is certainly special.

-- MusicWeb International (David Barker)

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro ma non troppo - Poco più mosso, quasi vivace 13:01
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non troppo - Poco più mosso, quasi vivace
    Duration
    13:01
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff, Tanja Tetzlaff, Lars Vogt
  2. 2 II. Allegro grazioso - Meno mosso 06:52
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro grazioso - Meno mosso
    Duration
    06:52
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff, Tanja Tetzlaff, Lars Vogt
  3. 3 III. Poco adagio 10:26
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Poco adagio
    Duration
    10:26
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff, Tanja Tetzlaff, Lars Vogt
  4. 4 IV. Finale: Allegro con brio - Meno mosso - Vivace 10:14
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro con brio - Meno mosso - Vivace
    Duration
    10:14
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff, Tanja Tetzlaff, Lars Vogt
  5. 5 I. Lento maestoso - Allegro vivace, quasi doppio movimento - Tempo I - Allegro molto - 04:03
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Lento maestoso - Allegro vivace, quasi doppio movimento - Tempo I - Allegro molto -
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff, Tanja Tetzlaff, Lars Vogt
  6. 6 II. Poco adagio - Vivace non troppo - 06:56
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Poco adagio - Vivace non troppo -
    Duration
    06:56
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff, Tanja Tetzlaff, Lars Vogt
  7. 7 III. Andante - Vivace non troppo - Andante - Allegretto 06:33
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Andante - Vivace non troppo - Andante - Allegretto
    Duration
    06:33
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff, Tanja Tetzlaff, Lars Vogt
  8. 8 IV. Andante moderato (quasi tempo di marcia) - Allegretto scherzando - Meno mosso - Allegro - Moderato 04:59
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Andante moderato (quasi tempo di marcia) - Allegretto scherzando - Meno mosso - Allegro - Moderato
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff, Tanja Tetzlaff, Lars Vogt
  9. 9 V. Allegro 04:39
    Track
    9
    Title
    V. Allegro
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff, Tanja Tetzlaff, Lars Vogt
  10. 10 VI. Lento maestoso - Vivace, quasi doppio movimento - Lento - Vivace 04:55
    Track
    10
    Title
    VI. Lento maestoso - Vivace, quasi doppio movimento - Lento - Vivace
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff, Tanja Tetzlaff, Lars Vogt