The program notes for the Boston Trio recital at the Clark Library a few weeks ago asserted that the music of Fauré“ was an “acquired taste, like retsina or fried grasshoppers.” It’s hard to imagine a more off-the-mark assertion. The Trio in D from 1922 was, like all of Fauré, animated and amiable. Perhaps the programmist was talking about another composer with the same name.
John Musto’s recent (1998) Piano Trio covered more ground in terms of moods and tones, but gave the Boston Trio performers an opportunity to demonstrate their vigor and precision.
The afternoon ended with the first piano trio of Brahms. The Bostonians conveyed the majesty without pomposity, and the passion without schmaltz.
A perfect program; a perfect afternoon.
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