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American Record Guide Reviews Hermitage Piano Trio’s Rachmaninoff
American Record Guide Editor Donald Vroon reviewed the Hermitage Piano Trio’s Rachmaninoff recording in the Fall 2019 issue. It was also one of his recordings of the year! “I have recordings of the Rachmaninoff Trio 1 that range from 12 to 16 minutes. … Our three Russians who call themselves the Hermitage Trio… take 14-1/2 minutes, and they sound Russian and romantic; they have ardor, but they are not pushy about it. This is the…
Wisconsin Public Radio Reviews Hermitage Piano Trio’s Rachmaninoff
A fantastic new review for the Hermitage Piano Trio’s GRAMMY®-nominated Rachmaninoff recording from Wisconsin Public Radio: “virtuoso performances, outstanding production quality, and a program overflowing with gorgeous music and deeply wrought emotion. … The music provides a shimmering showcase for the young musicians, enabling them to display powerful technical and interpretive chops. The program itself is profoundly moving, including a youthful work, an elegy to Tchaikovsky after his death, and a gorgeous arrangement of the “Vocalise” that will be new…
The Arts Desk Reviews Hermitage Piano Trio’s Rachmaninoff
The Arts Desk‘s Graham Rickson reviews the Hermitage Piano Trio’s GRAMMY®-nominated Rachmaninoff album: “This performance, from three Russian musicians, oozes soul. Cellist Sergey Antonov has a gloriously dark tone, and he’s well matched with violinist Misha Keylin. And what a beautifully balanced recording too, pianist Ilya Kazantsev’s Steinway captured with startling fidelity. This never once sounds like a contractual meeting between three starry soloists; it’s clear that these musicians have lived with this music for…
Five Stars For The Hermitage Piano Trio’s Rachmaninoff from The Absolute Sound
The Absolute Sound Magazine’s Andrew Quint gives a Five-Star Music & Sonics rating for The Hermitage Piano Trio’s Rachmaninoff recording: “It was my privilege to attend a day-long recording session for this Rachmaninoff program at Mechanics Hall in Worchester, Massachusetts. (See “Magic at Mechanics” in Issue 279.) Given the artists, repertoire, venue, and production team, I expected a good result. But I couldn’t have predicted what Reference has delivered with the final product. … The…
The Whole Note Reviews Hermitage Piano Trio’s Rachmaninoff
“Now based out of the United States, the ensemble has just released their debut CD for Reference Recordings, a beautifully performed and recorded capture at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts of some of the most intricate and dynamic works of the celebrated late Romantic-era Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943). … And, like the finest Western art musicians of today, the trio here handles all of this (and more) with ease, expressively and flawlessly traversing the…
Hermitage Piano Trio’s Rachmaninoff is “absolutely unmissable”
Barry Forshaw reviews the Hermitage Piano Trio’s new Rachmaninoff recording for Classical CD Choice: “This absolutely unmissable disc performs a valuable service in providing the first SACD performances of his exquisite piano trios. The Hermitage Piano Trio has the full measure of this vivid and colourful music, chamber works which are not afraid to wear their heart on their sleeve – but never in a forced, sentimental manner. In fact, it is the muscle and…
Boston Concert Reviews Features The Hermitage Trio and Concord Chamber Music Society!
Writer Nelson Brill has two new reviews of our recordings from The Hermitage Piano Trio and the Concord Chamber Music Society recorded at Mechanics Hall: “here we have the deep, soulful meditations of Rachmaninoff played with elemental and unflinching power by the Hermitage. For instance, the final movement to Rachmaninoff’s Trio Elegiaque no. 2 is a searing example of how violinist Misha Keylin, cellist Sergey Antonov and pianist Ilya Kazantsev combine into one intense vehicle to reveal…
Five Stars for Hermitage Piano Trio’s Rachmaninoff from HRAudio!
HRAudio gives a 5-star rating to the performances and a 4.5-star rating to the sonics on the Hermitage Piano Trio‘s new Rachmaninoff recording: “ I put this new release in my player with much anticipation. The first thing that struck me was that it produced a sound reminding me of my old LPs before they got scratched and grey. A natural, non-glaring…sound. … Of course, sound is one thing, musical content quite another. But both should go…
InfoDad Reviews the “Splendid” Hermitage Piano Trio Rachmaninoff Recording
The InfoDad blog gives a top-rating to the Hermitage Piano Trio’s new Rachmaninoff recording: “The two [piano] trios receive absolutely splendid readings, filled with warmth and passion and presented in exceptionally full and elegant sound, on a new Reference Recordings SACD featuring the Hermitage Piano Trio. … the group’s impassioned, deeply involving beauty of phrasing and cooperation is worthy of trios that have been around far longer. … [Trio élégiaque No. 2 ] is a brooding,…