BaL 27.05.23 - Smetana: The Bartered Bride

[RobP]

Never seen any of the others sadly .I am a great admirer of his music and think his G minor Piano Trio one of the finest examples of a notoriously tricky genre - an absolute masterpiece.

'a notoriously tricky genre'; Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Dvorak etc?

[Ein Heldenleben]

'a notoriously tricky genre'; Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Dvorak etc?

Yes . I think there’s a real blend problem in Brahms and to a lesser extent Beethoven and Mendelssohn for example . The piano writing is sometimes just too thick.

[RobP]

Yes . I think there’s a real blend problem in Brahms and to a lesser extent Beethoven and Mendelssohn for example . The piano writing is sometimes just too thick.

Not something that's ever worried me, I take that as part of the composers' sound world and any piano trio can be ruined by a macho pianist

[Barbirollians]

Yes . I think there’s a real blend problem in Brahms and to a lesser extent Beethoven and Mendelssohn for example . The piano writing is sometimes just too thick.

Not a view I share. I regard the works of all three as masterpieces albeit I should probably prefer Schubert’s to all of them .

[Barbirollians]

Secondhand copy of the Kosler has arrived today .Look forward to giving it a spin soon.