Jacques Thibaud, Pablo Casals, Alfred Cortot: Klaviertrios von Mendelssohn und Schumann

Jacques Thibaud (1880-1953), Pablo Casals (1876-1973) und Alfred Cortot (1877-1962) wurden durch gemeinsames Tennisspiel in Fontainebleu miteinander bekannt und befreundet, und begannen 1905 zunächst im privaten Rahmen als Trio aufzutreten. Nach drei sehr erfolgreichen öffentlichen Konzerten 1907 im Salle des Agriculteurs in Paris traten sie gemeinsam in ganz Europa auf; die letzte Vorstellung fand am 27. März 1934 in Fiesole (bei Florenz) statt.

In der zweiten Hälfte der 20er-Jahre entstanden in London sechs Schallplattenaufnahmen, von denen ich zwei heute vorstellen möchte:

"The two performances featured on this disc are typical of their expansive, highly romantic style. Tempi are varied within each movement but this flexibility comes naturally to the players and is used to enhance the intensity of the interpretations. Cortot is the anchor, his playing grand, fervent and rhythmically sure. The two string players make no effort to match each other tonally; Thibaud's sound is as slim and elegant as his famous moustache, while Casals produces effortless cascades of tone, but the 'sing' in sympathy and their legato in slower passages is immaculate. Every note is delivered with warmth and committment, as they lean into their phrases, and yet both performances exhibit perfect taste." (Tully Potter, im Booklet).

TRACKLIST

Thibaud, Casals, Cortot: Mendelssohn / Schumann:


MENDELSOHN (1809-1847):
Trio in D Minor, Op. 49                      28:52 
Composed 1839

(1) 1 Molto allegro ed agitato                9:05
(2) 2 Andante con moto tranquillo             7:15
(3) 3 Scherzo: Leggiero e vivace              4:03
(4) 4 Finale: Allegro assai appassionato      8:29

Recorded by HMV in Queen's Hall, London, 20 and 21 June 1921
Mats. CR 1385, 1387 and 1389-1393; (DB 1072-1075)

SCHUMANN (1810-1856):
Trio in D Minor, Op. 63                      30:31
Composed 1847

(5) 1. Allegro appassionato                  12:23
(6) 2. Allegro ma non troppo                  4:24
(7) 3. Andante espressivo                     6:17
(8) 4. Con fuoco                              7:28

Recorded by HMV in Queen's Small Hall, London, 15-18 November and 3 December 1928
Mats. CR 1470, 14744 and 14756-14758; (DB 1209-1212)


Jacques Thibaud, Violin
Pablo Casals, Cello
Alfred Cortot, Piano


TOTAL TIME                                   59:23


Producer and Audio Restoration Engineer: Ward Marston
Cover Photograph: Thibaud, Casals and Cortot (Private Collection)

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photo of 1906: from left to right: Pablo Casals, Mme Casals, Léon Blum and Suzanne Pereyra (the future wife of Paul Dukas), Alfred Cortot, Thérèse Pereyra (the future second wife of Léon Blum), Jacques Thibaud; seated: Mme Léon Blum, Alfred Cortot and Grunebaum-Ballin with, in front of them, Robert Blum and Colette Grunebaum

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