Oliver Schnyder Trio - Schubert: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2 (2013) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

CD1
01. Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929: I. Allegro
02. Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929: II. Andante con moto
03. Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929: III. Scherzo. Allegro moderato & Trio
04. Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929: IV. Allegro moderato

CD2
01. Piano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: I. Allegro moderato
02. Piano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: II. Andante un poco mosso
03. Piano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: III. Scherzo. Allegro
04. Piano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: IV. Rondo. Allegro vivace
05. Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, Op. 129, D. 965
06. Schwanengesang, D. 957: "Ständchen" (Leise flehen meine Lieder)



No pussyfooting here: for their CD debut, the young Zurich-based Oliver Schnyder Trio plunge boldly in with what must be the most-recorded post-Beethoven piano trios. They make a fine impression, too, especially in their lyrically beguiling performance of the B flat Trio (D898). The opening Allegro’s second theme begins truly pianissimo, with a quality of gentle Schubertian Sehnsucht. With a wide dynamic range, the players generate a splendidly combative climax in the development, and sensitively time and colour Schubert’s nonchalant sideslip to G flat at the recapitulation. The strings serenade alluringly in the Scherzo’s Trio, while the finale is fleet and airborne, with a nice lilt to the rustic polonaise episodes. To my ears, though, Schnyder and his colleagues overdo the dreamy introspection of the Andante. Other performances, including the Florestan, Vienna Piano Trio and András Schiff and friends, are no less tender but give the music more of Schubert’s prescribed poco mosso flow. They also lift the rhythms by gently pointing the many marked accents, which the Schnyder Trio tend to smooth over.

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