These three artists were THE greatest chamber group ever assembled....

THAT is what years together can produce.! We heard these wonderful musicians give us pure Ravel. Thank you all!!

I heard the trio many times in New York when I was studying with the cellist Bernard Greenhouse, and then Bloomington, Indiana when attending the music school there where Pressler was distinguished professor for many many years. Greenhouse was unrivaled in his beautiful solos in the piano trio repertoire, Schubert Mendelssohn, Ravel, so elegantly played. And he taught the way he played with constant variety and beauty.

Beautiful! Not only the playing and wonderful musicianship but Ravel! What a unique and wonderful music maker.

Recently saw the beautiful film by Claude Sautet, with Emmanuelle Beart playing this (un coeur en hiver). By the way the film is a work in its own right. But this piece of Ravel lends itself to so many different interpretations, is so free of conventional 'classical' language, for me its closer to jazz - but maybe jazz lovers would reject my suggestion. This music continually reveals new feelings and emotions, it isn't stuck in a redolent melody. Ravel was a maestro in harmony and linked modern to ancient modes. As a result this composition is universally inspired. Refined and ever enjoyable.

Exquisitely gorgeous music, lovingly rendered and performed. Thank you for posting.

This is my favorite performance 😉 I still have my old cassette with it, brings me a lot of memories. Thanks for sharing this lovely music

Wow 3rd movement !!

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This is a remarkable interpretation, however it's a bit like a 'soup' where all the ingredients are mixed up. I'm still searching for the one used in the film by Sautet. There the violin in the third movement is absolutely remarkable.

I. Modéré 1:12 II. Pantoum: Assez vif 11:58 III. Passacaille: Très large 16:07 IV. Final: Animé 24:19

They were a first-class ensemble, each of them shining artists. But to be honest, theirs is not my favorite interpretation of this piece. I think they make the first movement plod in spots, which they avoid in the intelligently paced slow (third) movement. And maybe it's a matter of non-optimal recording, or perhaps an over-reverberant room, but movements two and four sound just a bit hurried and blurred.