Um Ihnen ein optimales Erlebnis zu bieten, verwenden wir Technologien wie Cookies, um Geräteinformationen zu speichern und/oder darauf zuzugreifen. Wenn Sie diesen Technologien zustimmen, können wir Daten wie das Surfverhalten oder eindeutige IDs auf dieser Website verarbeiten. Wenn Sie Ihre Einwillligung nicht erteilen oder zurückziehen, können bestimmte Merkmale und Funktionen beeinträchtigt werden.
Die technische Speicherung oder der Zugang ist unbedingt erforderlich für den rechtmäßigen Zweck, die Nutzung eines bestimmten Dienstes zu ermöglichen, der vom Teilnehmer oder Nutzer ausdrücklich gewünscht wird, oder für den alleinigen Zweck, die Übertragung einer Nachricht über ein elektronisches Kommunikationsnetz durchzuführen.
Die technische Speicherung oder der Zugriff ist für den rechtmäßigen Zweck der Speicherung von Präferenzen erforderlich, die nicht vom Abonnenten oder Benutzer angefordert wurden.
Die technische Speicherung oder der Zugriff, der ausschließlich zu statistischen Zwecken erfolgt.
Die technische Speicherung oder der Zugriff, der ausschließlich zu anonymen statistischen Zwecken verwendet wird. Ohne eine Vorladung, die freiwillige Zustimmung deines Internetdienstanbieters oder zusätzliche Aufzeichnungen von Dritten können die zu diesem Zweck gespeicherten oder abgerufenen Informationen allein in der Regel nicht dazu verwendet werden, dich zu identifizieren.
Die technische Speicherung oder der Zugriff ist erforderlich, um Nutzerprofile zu erstellen, um Werbung zu versenden oder um den Nutzer auf einer Website oder über mehrere Websites hinweg zu ähnlichen Marketingzwecken zu verfolgen.
Fono Forum –
One can hardly believe it: for twenty years now, pianist Gerrit Zitterbart, violinist Ulrich Beetz, and cellist Birgit Erichson have been performing together—and the name Abegg Trio has long since become a hallmark of the highest standards and exceptional quality. Rightfully so: this Schubert CD further confirms the outstanding reputation the ensemble has earned since its first recording in 1982. Their ensemble playing is of a homogeneity that is hard to surpass. Every detail seems to be interpreted and shaped with meticulous precision in terms of phrasing and tempo; over the years, a rare unity has clearly developed among these three individual musicians. And they perform Schubert with convincing naturalness. Rarely do introductory texts and interpretations align as well as they do in this new production. In his particularly stimulating essay, Jan Reichow mocks the fashionable mania of our time to interpret every triple meter in Schubert as a dance on thin ice and every modulation to the minor third as an abyss of mortal premonition. Instead, he points to the joy, melodic bliss, and beauty that Schubert’s music also contains. And so, the Abegg musicians focus above all on the poetry in Schubert’s works. Even the main theme of the B-flat Trio exudes intimacy and longing, immediately evoking a sense of Romanticism. However, this does not mean that the Abegg interpretations are sentimental or kitschy. On the contrary: the musicians approach the music with extreme sensitivity, care, and delicacy—it is the fine nuances that bring the music to life here. The descending tremolo triplets in the Rondo flutter by like ghostly, pale shadows. And the Notturno is rendered dreamily beautiful—before the triumphant E-major and C-major bursts of light break through. If this recording does not completely captivate me, it is solely a matter of taste—the ensemble’s perfection is beyond doubt. Favored by the velvety, cushioned sound, I still miss the "hellfire" in Schubert that Reichow mocks. Despite the undeniable dramatic surges, a soft basic character prevails. And over time, this feels a touch too one-dimensional, ethereal, even: sterile.
Fridemann Leipold
Fanfare-Magazin –
... isn′t actually a set per se, for the discs are available separately and bear numbers that are not sequential. Still, it is hard to imagine collectors purchasing one of them without promptly going after the other.
Thanks to Tacet′s series of reissues, the Abegg Trio, still very much a force in European music (although the group has not toured the US for some time), is rapidly becoming a personal favorite. Part of the reason for this is the overall high quality of the performances. The use of a Bösendorfer Imperial piano doesn′t hurt matters a bit. And the engineering is outstanding, too. The ensemble playing of violinist Ulrich Beetz, cellist Birgit Erichson, and pianist Gerrit Zitterbart is of the highest order, and the interpretations strike me as rock-solid.
Their two CDs encompass all of Schubert′s surviving music for piano trio, and a bit more too, for they perform the finale of the Second Trio as it was published in 1828 plus the full, uncut original version. It′s nice to have the former in such a nice reading, but it is hardly unknown, and chances are good that most listeners will opt for the complete version...
The four works presented by the Abegg Trio easily rank among the best modern-instrument performances on record that I have heard - and that picss a great deal of territory....
John W. Lambert
Süddeutsche Zeitung –
Record Tips from SZ Critics
Prof. Joachim Kaiser: "My Disc of the Year."