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would judge the performance as virtually flawless in a technical sense, and as for the interpretation, well, the music itself is elegant rather than profound, and that is the way they played it.
I hope that eventually the trio will move on to the piano trios of Beethoven and Brahms and let us hear how it interprets those masterpieces.
Mr. Berkofsky showed off his considerable pianistic prowess when he improvised the cadenza near the end of the G Major Trio. He had asked us in advance whether we wanted him to do it in Baroque, Classical , or Romantic style, and of course we chose the latter. When he reached that point in the score he abruptly replaced his Mozartean salon style with a series of Lisztian thunderclaps that had this listener at least in stitches. (Afterwards he did it again, going for Baroque this time, as an encore.)
It is all very well to listen to canned music all day, in the car and the elevator and while you are waiting on the phone, and then put your CD on in the evening for something that is a bit higher fi.
But nothing beats a live performance. You are there, with the performers, and participating with them is an experience that gets you to the heart of the music. There is an added dimension, like when you add salt to your food.
Bravo for the new trio, may they illuminate the greatest music for us for decades to come, in person, right here.
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