Oistrakh Trio Edition : Oistrakh, Knushevitsky, Oborin (10CD)

OISTRAKH TRIO Edition (10CD)
Historical Russian Archives

Beethoven: Triple Concerto Op. 56
Beethoven: Trio Op. 1 No. 3, Op. 70 No. 1 'Ghost'
Schubert: Trios D898, D929
Schumann: Trio Op. 63
Haydn: Trios Nos. 43, 44
Mendelssohn: Trios Nos. 1 & 2
Chopin: Trio Op. 8
Brahms: Trio Op. 8
Dvorak: Trios Op. 65 and Op. 90 'Dumky'
Tchaikovsky: Trio Op. 50
Smetana: Trio Op. 15
Rimsky-Korsakov: Trio
Glinka: Trio pathetique
Taneyev: Trio Op. 22
Ravel: Trio
Shebalin: Trio Op. 39 (1st movement)

David Oistrakh - violin
Sviatoslav Knushevitsky - cello
Lev Oborin - piano

Recordings 1947-1958
Extensive booklet with notes on each work by Ates Orga

For a quarter of a century from its foundation in 1940, the Oistrakh Trio was the premiere ensemble of its kind in the Soviet Union. All three members were close friends, having trained and studied together during the Stalin years. They blossomed in the comparatively more relaxed Khrushchev period, championing the great Austro-German and Slavonic repertoire for piano trio.

Never afraid to speak out against injustices in the USSR, they championed composers who were suffering under the oppressive regime - hence the movement from Shebalin's Trio included on this set. The recordings date from 1947 to 1958, and capture this extraordinary group of musicians at the top of their game.