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Beaux Arts Trio--Menahem Pressier, plano, Isldore Cohen, Vtolin, and Bernard Greenhouse, cello; music of Haydn, lyes and Mendeissohn; Sanders Theater...
...When Haydn wanted to hear his latest work, he needed only to stroll over to the Esterháazy court orchestra, put the score on the stands and wait a while. Before long, the musicians would give the piece a vigorous tryout. What is more, as a servant of an 18th century prince, Haydn was expected to provide new compositions with regularity. Modern composers no longer have to wear livery, or write on demand, but neither are they assured of having their music performed. Soloists are often indifferent or even hostile; orchestras and opera companies rely mostly on time-tested...
...same freedom of approach to their music applies when the group goes into the recording studio. Here they have distinguished themselves as much as they have onstage. They have turned out an overwhelming amount of material on the Philips label, including the complete trios of Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Schumann, and Dvorak. For their efforts, the Beaux Arts have won numerous recording prizes, including the Deutscher Schallplatterpreis, the Grand Prix du Disque, and Gramophone's Record of the Year. The latter was awarded in 1980 for their monumental 14-album set of the complete 43 Haydn piano trios...
...Arts Trio is also offering fifth, non-subscription, concert tomorrow evening, for which tickets are still available. The program, which is the same for both tonight's and tomorrow's concerts, is perhaps the most exciting the Beaux Arts Trio has ever presented at Harvard. It begins with the Haydn Trio No. 27 and the Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1, with guest violist Samuel Rhodes. The group will then be joined by bassist Georg Hortnagel for a performance of the famous Schubert "Trout" quintet, an all-time favorite among chamber music lovers. Hortnagel is flying in from Munich just...
...People couldn't believe what they were seeing," recalls Yo-Yo Ma, 25, but to him it was natural. He had a concert in Frankfurt that night, then a flight to a recording date in London, and while waiting for help, Ma decided to brush up on his Haydn. The dedication is typical for Ma; so is the hectic schedule (125 concerts this year) and the cheerful indifference to adversity. The silky beauty of his playing awes not only critics but other musicians. Isaac Stern, the virtuoso of violin and musical politics, says: "Ma is one of the greatest...