Composers: Rachmaninov
Compositions: Piano trios
Performers: Trio Wanderer
Catalogue Number: Harmonia Mundi HMM902338

There’s certainly no shortage of recordings of Sergei Rachmaninov’s two Trio élégiaques (despite the first only being rediscovered and published in 1947) including the recent live recording by Gidon Kremer, Giedre˙ė Dirvanauskaite˙ėand Daniil Trifonov on Deutsche Grammophon in 2017, which picked up five stars from Limelight. This new release by French ensemble Trio Wanderer gives it a run for its money, however, offering nuanced, detailed and beautifully integrated playing from the veteran ensemble.

Written in 1892 and 1893, Rachmaninov’s piano trios are youthful works, but, as their titles suggest, they are...