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The strong program consisted of Haydn's Trio in D minor (Hob. XV:23), Brahms' Trio in C minor (Opus 101), and Dvorak's Trio in E minor (Opus 90, "Dumky"). The Haydn and Brahms are both lyrical pieces, with standard formats of two moderately-fast outer movements which act...
The Brahms trio was performed with considerably more finesse. The broad, tragic opening of the first movement has a striking harmonic similarity to Beethoven's fifth symphony, and the trio expressed this character very clearly. The Beaux Arts musicians seemed more in their element playing dense Romantic music than in...
The thickness of the Brahms betrayed another flaw, however: the string players did not have the depth of sound which Pressler easily commanded. While they blended extremely well with each other, they sounded scratchy when playing with the piano. The violin seemed thin and whiny in the high register and...
The Brahms trio is very symphonic in style, and the Beaux Arts Trio treated it accordingly. While the performance itself was not without flaws, the musicians accurately captured the overall mood for which the piece called.
The concert will feature classical music by composers such as Liszt, Schubert and Brahms, Fan said, and is tentatively scheduled for December 17. Two Cambridge churches that sponsor homeless shelters may host the concert.