A "trio of soloists" isn't always a good idea, but it works well for the new U.S.-based Trio Solisti in these Russian piano trios: the Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50, and especially the pair of "trios élégiaques" of Rachmaninoff demand players that can seize the spotlight. The Tchaikovsky properly puts a good deal of weight on the finale, the extended final variation of the set of 14 that concludes the work. All the players shine in turn here, but pianist Adam Neiman gives the music its heft at the right times. ...
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A "trio of soloists" isn't always a good idea, but it works well for the new U.S.-based Trio Solisti in these Russian piano trios: the Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50, and especially the pair of "trios élégiaques" of Rachmaninoff demand players that can seize the spotlight. The Tchaikovsky properly puts a good deal of weight on the finale, the extended final variation of the set of 14 that concludes the work. All the players shine in turn here, but pianist Adam Neiman gives the music its heft at the right times. The rather rare pair of trios by the young Rachmaninoff, the second of them memorializing Tchaikovsky with music that is more episodic than Tchaikovsky's own trio, is even more piano-dominated, and here too, Neiman gives a sense of how Rachmaninoff himself would have treated the music. The Trio Solisti has a fine sense of ensemble and a bright, lively sound captured effectively by Bridge at the recital hall of the State University of New York at Purchase. Recommended. ~ James Manheim,...
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