Brahms
The Piano Trios
Emanuel Ax p, Leonidas Kavakos v, Yo-Yo Ma vc
Sony Classical 88985407292 (2CD)

Brahms left such a splendidly rich corpus of chamber music it’s little wonder that eminent soloists have taken time out of their busy careers to team up with colleagues to perform it. The three piano trios with their heart-stirring, romantic sweep of emotions have attracted many renowned soloist trios to the recording studio over the years: Stern, Rose and Istomin; Hess, Szigeti and Casals; Heifetz, Rubinstein and Feuermann; Katchen,...