Since you are interested in Smetana: Piano trio (with Liszt - Elegies), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Piano Trio no.1 op.99 / Piano Trio no.2 op.100 Trio Wanderer [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 22/Feb/2008 ] "With these recordings the Trio Wanderer made their debut in 2000, and were greeted with remarks about 'near-Beethovenian' voltage…here, indeed, the Trio live up to their name by responding with a sure touch to Schubert's sad wanderer rhythm.". |
SCHUBERT / HUMMEL
Schubert: Die Forelle (Trout Quintet) / Hummel: Quintet Trio Wanderer [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 29/Sep/2008 ] "The Wanderers and their friends play both works with irresistible freshness and brio, making one listen afresh to the glories of Schubert - and regret the neglect of Hummel." Three stars (Excellent) The Sunday Times |
JOSEF HAYDN
Piano Trios Nos 39, 43-45 Trio Wanderer [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 20/Feb/2009 ] "Music whose profundity is still not fully acknowledged, but surely irresistible when performed with such flair and imagination." Gramophone Magazine, December 2002 Critics' Choice |
MENDELSSOHN
Piano trios Nos No 1 & 2 Trio Wanderer [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 27/Jan/2008 ] "Harmonia Mundi's sumptuous engineering balances Vincent Coq's brilliant keyboard playing perfectly against his two partners. This isn't as easy as it sounds; Mendelssohn expects the pianist to execute tons of notes at high speed in the outer... |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Piano Quartets Nos No 1 & 2 Trio Wanderer, with Antoine Tamestit, viola [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Feb/2010 ] "The playing is magnificent, not just for its superb ensemble qualities, including ideal balances between the piano and strings, but also for what it tells us about the music." (10/10 ClassicsToday March 2010) |