Brahms Horn Trio

Brahms Horn Trio

布拉姆斯 Brahms 圆号三重奏 Horn Trio 是我的挚爱， 我觉得比他的钢琴室内乐更好听.

Last one is Barenboim/Perlman/Clevenger, more famous combo.

Here is a worthwhile performance that uses original instruments (valveless horn that the piece was written for!)

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CD I would like to recommend 推荐

Rudolf Serkin 的 Brahms 从来都是最棒的， 三重奏也不例外。可能难找点，趁快哦！

Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije (suite)

Prokofiev (普羅科菲耶夫) Lieutenant （中將）Kije 原是电影配乐，后被改编成轻松又好听的芭蕾舞音乐。最下面的 youtube 是电脑演奏，听不出来吧？别忘了看电影（看“相关资料“）

One of the best versions is this Living Stereo by CSO/Reiner (left pic). It may not be easy to get now.

Related audiovisual material and info 相关影音资料

• 原本的电影
• The story of Lieutenant Kije
• youtube: 普羅科菲耶夫 Lieutenant （中將）Kije 里的 "阅兵" 片段
• youtube: 俄国传统乐队用三角琴演奏民歌 "Troika"
• "Troika" 是什么?
• "Troika" 图片

Tchaikovsky: Piano Works

pic: (L) Richter on budget Regis (M,R) Pletnev

Tchaikovsky: Piano Works

Aside from his Piano Concerto No. 1, and perhaps his piano trio, Tchaikovsky's other piano works are rather neglected. That is too bad, because there are some gems among them.

Most famous is The Seasons, a suite of 12 pieces. Each month is represented by a pictorial title. Most famous should be June (bacarolle 船歌) and November (Troika 三驾马车). There are many other loose Piano Pieces. The best place to start would be with this cheap Richter release, which could hardly be bettered for pianism (not all of The Seasons is offered). You may not need more.

Pletnev has recorded quite a bit of it. His Seasons on Virgin is complete and he plays 18 of the piano pieces on DG. The marvelously detailed pianism in this live performance on DG shows unexpected depth in these pieces. Perhaps not even Richter can do better!

Click to hear Richter play June/Bacarolle from The Seasons.

JAZZ/ECM recordings that I like

JAZZ/ECM recordings that I like

In this article I shall gradually cover and update ECM recordings that I like. There are a lot of usually chamber jazz on ECM, much new-agish. I don't always warm to them like I do older jazz, bebop or hard bop. But sometimes, in the right mood, basking in the superb sound of a ECM recording is a sensual delight. In no specific order:

(added Jan 29, 2009)

Paul Motian / Time and Time again

This I got from the library. featuring mostly drummer Motian's own compositions. Together with sax Joe Lovano and guitar Bill Frisell, the Trio creates a vast, but sparse landscape. It is quite nuanced and is best listened to quietly, without interruption. Sound is superb.

I have listened to a couple of other Motian ECM CDs, and I think this one is the best.





Keith Jarrett / Live at the Blue Note

Keith Jarrett Jack DeJohnette Gary Peacock

If I have to pick ONE item in Keith Jarrett's Trio discography, it would be this set. I have to say here the piano, rather than brass, is my favorite jazz instrument. Here is Jarrett's current trio in its early and salad days, fresher than they ae today. I find the other efforts of DeJohnette and Peacock sans Jarrett rather lackluster. So, for me, Jarrett brings out the best in them in the trio.

This is a 6-CD box set and, at full-price, hughly expensive. There is a ONE-disc compilation, which should serve most people, but piano trio fans would want the whole set.