Deeply impressed by a student trio's performance of the first movement of Rachmaninov's Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 9, the producers of this 2001 CD sought to recapture their stirring playing in a full-length recording of the whole work, along with the Piano Trio in G minor, Op. posth.; both pieces are known by the sobriquet "Élégiaque." The student musicians -- violinist Julia Sakharova, cellist Margrét Arnadóttir, and pianist Yung Wook Yoo, all from Santa Barbara's Music Academy of the West -- performed Rachmaninov's ...
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Deeply impressed by a student trio's performance of the first movement of Rachmaninov's Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 9, the producers of this 2001 CD sought to recapture their stirring playing in a full-length recording of the whole work, along with the Piano Trio in G minor, Op. posth.; both pieces are known by the sobriquet "Élégiaque." The student musicians -- violinist Julia Sakharova, cellist Margrét Arnadóttir, and pianist Yung Wook Yoo, all from Santa Barbara's Music Academy of the West -- performed Rachmaninov's youthful trios in the studio with extraordinary sonic richness and intense passion, though sometimes with too much declamatory force in excited passages. Yet as loud as many of their climaxes are (requiring some volume adjustments for comfortable home listening), the musicians are nonetheless presented with remarkable presence and clarity, so little is lost at a lower-than-average setting. The engineers at Tavros have done an exceptional job shaping the sound with natural resonance and...
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This is a USED ITEM. The CD is in nice condition but may have minor SCUFFS and or SCRATCHES on the DISC and PACKAGING. MAY NOT INCLUDE the CD insert booklet. Thank you for supporting Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara County in our mission to enhance the dignity and quality of life of individuals and families through education, skills training, and the power of employment. OUR MEDIA HAS NOT BEEN TESTED. WE CLEAN OUR DISK FOR MINOR SCRACTHES.