Gaede Trio Berlin - Vol. 2-Gaede Trio Series (Mozart; Bach; Schnittke) - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Each of the three compositions are played with such delineation of style and weight of texture that it's almost as if each piece had been recorded by a different ensemble. (Maybe they should rename themselves the Chameleon Trio.) Production standards are high on TACET's list of standards, including a trilingual booklet and warm sonics. (In Tune)

Michael Rabin - Rabin Collection 3 [COMPACT DISCS] Slim Pack date 03/09/2010

According to the title page this is the ninth CD by the Gaede Trio. If the others are half as good as these ones then I've got some catching-up to do, I thought. Daniel Gaede, former leader of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and his colleagues from Berlin explore the whole bandwidth of interpretation, from a sparkling Haydn through Beethoven in his most dramatic C Minor mood to the cafe kitsch of Fritz Kreisler. The Kreisler arrangements by Fredo Jung do far more than simply convey the piano part this is a fully thought-out composition for string trio, with a welcome fullness of sound and unexpected accompanying parts. (crescendo)