Mozart: Piano Trios

Daniel Barenboim / Michael Barenboim / Kian Soltani

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Mozart: Piano Trios Review

by James Manheim

There are plenty of recordings of Mozart's piano trios, including at least one other involving Daniel Barenboim, but this live album from Deutsche Grammophon, released in 2019, has much to recommend it. Start with the sound from Berlin's Pierre Boulez Saal, which fills the concert hall but puts you in the middle of intimate conversation among Barenboim, his son Michael, and cellist Kian Soltani. The Mozart piano trios work especially well as a set: except for the earliest one, designated a divertimento, they're all of a piece, with intricate thematic economy but a joyous, Haydn-like humor that sets them apart from the more severe string quartets. Sample one of the finales, which keep disassembling their simple themes and putting them back together in new ways. Of course, there's the fine ensemble here, which catches the humor and keeps a sense of spontaneity. A rightfully popular Mozart release, highly recommended.

Track Listing - Disc 1

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
Piano Trio No. 1 (Divertimento) in B-flat major / B-Dur K 254
1
I. Allegro assai
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Daniel Barenboim / Michael Barenboim / Kian Soltani 09:07 SpotifyAmazon
2
II. Adagio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Daniel Barenboim / Michael Barenboim / Kian Soltani 09:15 SpotifyAmazon
3
III. Rondeau - Tempo di Menuetto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Daniel Barenboim / Michael Barenboim / Kian Soltani 07:04 SpotifyAmazon
Piano Trio No. 2 in G major / G-Dur K 496
4
I. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Daniel Barenboim / Michael Barenboim / Kian Soltani 12:05 SpotifyAmazon
5
II. Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Daniel Barenboim / Michael Barenboim / Kian Soltani 06:10 SpotifyAmazon
6
III. Thema - Allegretto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Daniel Barenboim / Michael Barenboim / Kian Soltani 10:34 SpotifyAmazon
Piano Trio No. 3 in B-flat major / B-Dur K 502
7
I. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Daniel Barenboim / Michael Barenboim / Kian Soltani 12:04 SpotifyAmazon
8
II. Larghetto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Daniel Barenboim / Michael Barenboim / Kian Soltani 07:46 SpotifyAmazon
9
III. Allegretto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Daniel Barenboim / Michael Barenboim / Kian Soltani 06:19 SpotifyAmazon

Track Listing - Disc 2

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
Piano Trio No. 4 in E major / E-Dur K 542
1
I. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Daniel Barenboim / Michael Barenboim / Kian Soltani 11:03 SpotifyAmazon
2
II. Andante grazioso
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Daniel Barenboim / Michael Barenboim / Kian Soltani 03:52 SpotifyAmazon
3
III. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Daniel Barenboim / Michael Barenboim / Kian Soltani 07:25 SpotifyAmazon
Piano Trio No. 5 in C major / C-Dur K 548
4
I. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Daniel Barenboim / Michael Barenboim / Kian Soltani 11:19 SpotifyAmazon
5
II. Andante cantabile
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Daniel Barenboim / Michael Barenboim / Kian Soltani 11:38 SpotifyAmazon
6
III. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Daniel Barenboim / Michael Barenboim / Kian Soltani 04:44 SpotifyAmazon
Piano Trio No. 6 in G major / G-Dur K 564
7
I. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Daniel Barenboim / Michael Barenboim / Kian Soltani 07:18 SpotifyAmazon
8
II. Thema - Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Daniel Barenboim / Michael Barenboim / Kian Soltani 06:14 SpotifyAmazon
9
III. Allegreto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Daniel Barenboim / Michael Barenboim / Kian Soltani 05:09 SpotifyAmazon
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