Julia Fischer, Daniel Müller-Schott, Jonathan Gilad - Mendelssohn: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2 (2006) [SACD]

Classical moderation and Romantic sensitivity are the signatures for the music of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Not, however, in an anachronistic, but in a progressive sense of the word, even transgressing boundaries: “Nobody can forbid me to take pleasure in this and to continue working on the legacy left to me by the great masters. After all, it is not the idea that each person has to start afresh from the beginning; however, the work should also carry on from where it left off in accordance with one’s creative powers, and not be solely an unimaginative repetition of what has been”, thus did he formulate his self-confident, aesthetic concept. And correspondingly, as most of his contemporaries including Franz Liszt agreed, he thus became one of the “most outstanding German composers” of the early 19th century.


Tracks:

1. Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 - Molto allegro agitato - 09:41
2. Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 - Andante con moto tranquillo - 06:58
3. Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 - Scherzo - Leggiero e vivace - 03:31
4. Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 - Finale - Allegro assai appassionato - 08:30
5. Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66 - Allegro energico e con fuoco - 10:41
6. Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66 - Andante espressivo - 08:17
7. Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66 - Scherzo - Molto allegro quasi presto - 03:26
8. Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66 - Finale - Allegro appassionato - 07:57

Personnel:

Julia Fischer - violin
Daniel Muller-Schott - cello
Jonathan Gilad - piano