Trio di Bolzano - Schumann, Chopin & Clementi

Trio di Bolzano

Giannino Carpi, Violin
Sante Amadori, Cello
Nunzio Montanari, Piano

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Schumann

Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63

Piano Trio No. 3 in G minor, Op. 110

(Dover, 1962)

Piano Trio No. 2 in F, Op. 80

Chopin

Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 8

(Pathé / Vox, 1954)

Clementi

6 Piano Trios

Trio No. 1 in D major

Trio No. 6 in C major "The Hunt"

Trio in F major, Op. 32, No. 1

Trio No. 2 in G major

Trio No. 3 in C major

Trio in D major, Op. 32, No. 2

(Philips, c. late 1950's)

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The Trio di Bolzano was one of the major piano trio ensembles of
the 20th century. I have not found a recording of this group which is not in mono (not to mention the fact that any recording of this group is difficult to find). This may partly account for the fact that this wonderful group is largely forgotten now. The other factor is the quality of this group's playing - something which is very difficult to define in a few words. A clue to understanding this quality lies with the recordings the trio left us of the three piano trios of Schumann. To date, the Trio di Bolzano has no peers when it comes performances of these great works. The second movement of Schumann's 2nd Trio is given the performance indication: "Mit innigem Ausdruck" - literally: "With heartfelt expression". The adjective "innigem", however, translates alone as "intimate" ... and here we have the quality which describes (1) much of Schumann's music, (2) an important aspect of this group's playing in general, and (3) a quality which I'd wager is simply an "endangered species" because fewer and fewer have the time or understanding for it. It's how things get lost, forgotten - and not seen or heard to begin with.

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