Brahms / Perlman,Itzhak / Ashkenazy,Vladimir Piano Trios Nos 1 - 3 CD

ARTIST: Itzhak Perlman TITLE: Brahms: Piano Trios Nos. 1 - 3 Warner Classics/Parlophone. Perlman, Harrell and Ashkenazy - formidable soloists who make a committed team of chamber musicians - followed their recorded collaboration in Beethoven and Tchaikovsky with this collection of Brahms's four piano trios. Happy Birthday, Mr. Perlman! Warner Classics is proud to celebrate Itzhak Perlman's 70th birthday with several releases. Itzhak is adored by audiences around the world and is a musician whose powerful but sympathetic artistic personality provides a model for the players who have followed him. All 59 albums will are also being released individually and all recordings from the analogue era have been carefully remastered in 24-bit/96kHz sound at Abbey Road Studios. The box set also includes a 96 page hardback book. The celebration also includes the 3 CD set The Perlman Sound, a single LP also titled The Perlman Sound, and The center piece is the 77 CD box set Itzhak Perlman: The Complete Warner Recordings. This 59 album set contains all the recordings he made for EMI Classics and also for Erato and Teldec.

1. Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8: I. Allegro Con Brio - Vladimir Ashkenazy/Itzhak Perlman/Lynn Harrell 2. Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8: II. Scherzo (Allegro Molto) 3. Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8: III. Adagio 4. Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8: IV. Allegro 5. Brahms: Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87: I. Allegro 6. Brahms: Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87: II. Andante Con Moto 7. Brahms: Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87: III. Scherzo (Presto) 8. Brahms: Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87: IV. Finale (Allegro Giocoso) 9. Brahms: Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 101: I. Allegro Energico 10. Brahms: Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 101: II. Presto Non Assai 11. Brahms: Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 101: III. Andante Grazioso 12. Brahms: Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 101: IV. Allegro Molto 13. Brahms: Piano Trio in a Major, Op. Posth.: I. Moderato 14. Brahms: Piano Trio in a Major, Op. Posth.: II. Vivace 15. Brahms: Piano Trio in a Major, Op. Posth.: III. Lento 16. Brahms: Piano Trio in a Major, Op. Posth.: IV. Presto - Vladimir Ashkenazy/Itzhak Perlman/Lynn Harrell