Beethoven: Piano Trio no 7; Schumann: Piano Trio Op. 63; Haydn: Piano Trio Op. 73/2; Schubert: Piano Trio no 1; Mendelssohn: Piano Trio no 1 / Thibaud-Casals-Cortot Trio

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Album Summary

Ensembles

• Alfred Cortot
• Jacques Thibaud (Violin)
• Pablo Casals

Composers

• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
• Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
• Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)

Notes & Reviews:

This is the first volume in a series planned by Opus Kura to release all the published recordings of the Cortot-Thibaud-Casals Trio.

American Record Guide, January/February 2013
These 1926-28 recordings were staples of the early Victor catalog and have been reissued many times since. They are touchstone performances: great musicians caught at the peak of their careers in the very early days of electric recording. The late-romantic manner of playing is starkly different than what one is accustomed to: not simply portamento and free tempos, but ensemble playing that is more conversation- like than ensemble-like. And what conversationalists! The unfiltered sound in this Japanese reissue will appeal to purists willing to tolerate a bit of surface noise in exchange for more presence - the original discs were remarkably good for the era. I wish it were as easy to reproduce the deluxe 1920s packaging Victor created for these once-costly items.

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Works Details

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"

• Ensemble: Alfred Cortot
• Running Time: 34 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Chamber Music
• Written: 1810-1811

Schumann, Robert : Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 63

• Ensemble: Alfred Cortot
• Running Time: 30 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1847

Haydn, Franz Joseph : Keyboard Trio in G major ("Gypsy Trio") H. 15/25

• Ensemble: Alfred Cortot
• Running Time: 13 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1795

Schubert, Franz : Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B flat major, D 898/Op 99

• Ensemble: Alfred Cortot
• Running Time: 30 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Chamber Music
• Written: ?1827

Mendelssohn, Felix : Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49

• Ensemble: Alfred Cortot
• Running Time: 28 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Chamber Music
• Written: 07/18/1839