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Fine textures and much finesse
The Saguaro Piano Trio enthralls in the Karlsruhe Stephen’s Auditorium
Here are three young musicians [who] ... stand out from the crowd. One rarely hears trios where all three instruments really blend with one another. In addition, they manage to create over and over again moments where you just hold your breath, or sit on the edge of your seat, or simply smile at the playfulness they effect without having to work at it. Instead, everything flows quite naturally. Quite naturally in fact from within themselves, as they tend towards lean and transparent fine detailing, rather than grand gestures – which are saved only for selected moments.
[C minor Trio, Op 101 by Johannes Brahms:] ... Everything, really every human experience and emotion is tapped here, and for each of these moments, the ensemble finds an expression that gets under your skin.
Finally comes the highly demanding Maurice Ravel piano trio, which impresses with its gentle undulations, out of which the violin occasionially streams forth like a bright ray, and harmonics shimmer like light reflections on water. It’s unbelievable the kinds of colours these musicians are able to conjure from their three single instruments. In the middle is the solemn passacaglia in which they pitch the voices so accurately that it’s as if the counterpoint was all just a single, seamless line. With so much finesse on display, it is no wonder that even between the movements there was not a single cough; rather, there was even further expectant silence. There was a huge cheer at the end for the young musicians who thanked the audience with a wonderfully lyrical adagio from Beethoven's "Gassenhauser-Trio".
Christine Gehringer in Pamina Magazine 11 Mar 2010 Read Original
Saguaro Trio
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