Historical Russian Archives - Oistrakh Trio - CD

For a quarter of a century from its foundation in 1940, the Oistrakh Trio was the premiere ensemble of its

kind in the Soviet Union. All three members were close friends, having trained and studied together during the Stalin years. They blossomed in the comparatively more relaxed Khrushchev period, championing the great Austro-German and Slavonic repertoire for piano trio. Never afraid to speak out against injustices in the USSR, they championed composers who were suffering under the oppressive regime -- hence the movement from Shebalin's Trio included on this set. The recordings date from 1947 to 1958, and capture this extraordinary group of musicians at the top of their game.

The contents are as follows:

Beethoven: Triple Concerto Op.56,

Trio Op.1 No.3, Op.70 No.1 'Ghost'

Schubert: Trios D898, D929

Schumann: Trio Op.63

Haydn: Trios Nos. 43, 44

Mendelssohn: Trios Nos. 1 & 2

Chopin: Trio Op.8

Brahms: Trio Op.8

Dvoˇrák: Trios Op.65 and Op.90 'Dumky'

Tchaikovsky: Trio Op.50

Smetana: Trio Op.15

Rimsky-Korsakov: Trio

Glinka: Trio pathétique

Taneyev: Trio Op.22

Ravel: Trio

Shebalin: Trio Op.39 (1st movement)

Further information

- Extensive booklet with notes on each work by Ateˇs Orga

- A must-have for lovers of chamber music

- 'Oistrakh plays with the authority we know so well, Knushevitsky, who has a part of predominant

importance and sometimes of great difficulty, mostly plays beautifully, and Oborin is excellent.

The ensemble of the soloists is superbly good.' Gramophone reviewing the Beethoven Triple

Concerto conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent in 1959