“Trio Arriaga must have put their entire heart and soul into this reading, and the result is most disturbing in all its expressions. From the eerie, desolate start, the nervosity in the ‘Allegro con Brio’ (and virtuoso it is), via the ‘tristesse’ in the third, to the brooding outcry and subsequent resilience in the final movement, they grab you – metaphorically spoken – by the throat and won’t let go until it is all over. It lasts even for some time after it is finished. Tchaikowsky is a top choice, but Shostakovich is a must!”

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