| Composer | Johannes Brahms |
| Artist | Gutman Trio Sviatoslav Moroz violin Natalia Gutman cello Dmitri Vinnik piano Here’s an opportunity to hear two cornerstones of the chamber repertoire performed by one of today’s leading ensembles, the Gutman Trio. The music in question: Brahms’ First and Third Piano Trios, works which, separated by 33 years, effectively date from the extremes of the composer’s career. A chronological gap such as this automatically invites judgement on stylistic development, and indeed No.1 in B major is a youthful work, one which succeeds in capturing the brave, witty and passionate nature of its fictional dedicatee, E.T.A Hoffmann |