Shostakovich and Schnittke The Piano Trios

"The Vienna Trio give cogently argued and finely paced accounts of both the Shostakovich trios. The Vienna are among the best and are naturally and vividly recorded. Schnittke's Piano Trio has its origins in a string trio written in 1985. In 1987 it was transcribed as the Trio Sonata for Chamber Orchestra and then in 1992 put into its present form. The Vienna Piano Trio give as convincing a performance as you are ever likely to hear, and they certainly get superb recorded sound." The Penguin Guide