Mendelssohn: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2, Opp. 49,66

Felix [1] Mendelssohn (Composer), Eugene Istomin (Performer), Leonard Rose (Performer), Isaac Stern (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Eugene Istomin, Leonard Rose, Isaac Stern
• Composer: Felix [1] Mendelssohn
• Audio CD (December 5, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002A8S
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #101,101 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Media Type: CD
Artist: MENDELSSOHN,F.
Title: TRIO PNO 1/2
Street Release Date: 12/05/1995
Domestic
Genre: CLASSICAL COMPOSERS

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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My most perfect CD., August 26, 1999

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This review is from: Mendelssohn: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2, Opp. 49,66 (Audio CD)

This is the only CD that I own that I can pretty honestly say I've never been bored by. The playing here is spectacular; Stern is always great and here in company with Istomin and Rose the tempos are perfect, the musicality of the pieces are brought out in all their gorgeous intensity, and the joyful, endearing spirit of the composer is most abundantly evident. It's interesting to note that the two trios were recorded over a decade apart, yet the sound that the performers conjure up doesn't feel that way at all. From the opening bar of the D minor Trio to the final Luther(an)-esque hymn of the C minor Trio, there is about an hour of sublime music that I (at least) sometimes wish would never end.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Mendelssohn!, December 15, 2005

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Grady Harp (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mendelssohn: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2, Opp. 49,66 (Audio CD)

Chamber Music seems so right during the boisterous mechanics of the holidays and one sure respite from the garish noise of the external season can be found in works like the Mendelssohn Piano Trios.

Here Eugene Istomin, Leonard Rose, Isaac Stern perform Piano Trios 1 and 2 in a manner that bespeaks camaraderie of the performers as well as a complete respect for these luminous works. Some have called these works piano sonatas with obbligato and while for this listener that is an unfair judgment, Eugene Istomin plays the piano part with enough flair and thoughtful propulsion that he does at times sound the more important. But that is Mendelssohn's writing and not a self-aggrandizement of a pianist.

The overall sound is simply superb. These two trios are some of the loveliest ever written from that era and the gentlemen performing them offer sophisticated and informed interpretations. The recording is excellent, the music is rarefied! Highly recommended. Grady Harp, December 05

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chamber music at its finest, November 28, 2004

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J. Dewey (NYC, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mendelssohn: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2, Opp. 49,66 (Audio CD)

I purchased this CD with the intent of finding fine players playing fine music. What I found, however, was and outstanding example of chamber music as its finest. The ensemble these 3 players generate is some of the finest ensemble music playing recorded. Each player displays exceptional technique, both in the mechanical and lyrical aspects of their playing. Most impressive is listening to Istomen who, playing a very technically and lyrically demanding part, voices his playing with such finess and carefull attention to detail to the strings; a feat very difficult to do as a pianist. This is an excellent recording for the professional to study a score from or for the avid listener to play over and over.