SCHUBERT: Piano Trio in B-flat Op. 99, Adagio e Rondo concertante in F,
Notturno in E-flat - The Atlantis Ensemble - Wildboar WLBR 9703

SCHUBERT: Piano Trio in E-flat, Op. 100, Sonata in B-flat
The Atlantis Ensemble - Wildboar WLBR 9704:

               Both of these magnificent piano trios have been Schubert's most
               important chamber works ever since their composition. They are cast in four fairly long
               movements and are brimful of glorious melodies. I came to them in l975 via Stanley
               Kubrick's extensive use of the second movement of Opus 100 in his film Barry
               Lyndon. This extraordinary movement almost seems to be telling a narrative story with its
               sad mood and slowly walking rhythm. It was based on a folksong titled See the Sun
               Sinking. The album I then purchased also had Opus 99, which I found equally lovely. It
               possesses a genial Scherzo movement which is as upbeat as the Andante of the E-flat is
               downbeat. I've compared this recent small label release to a couple of major label
               versions. All employ a fortepiano instead of a modern piano, but the Atlantis trio plays with
               an infectious verve that holds my interest best. And the excellent recording bears lots of
               L-R ambience which decades more effectively for surround sound with my processor than
               the other versions.