This was the first recording made by the distinguished trio of Perlman, Lynn Harrell and Vladimir Ashkenazy. Tchaikovsky conceived his piano trio — characteristically rich in melody and emotion — as a tribute to his friend and mentor, the pianist Nikolai Rubinstein, who had died in 1881.

Disc 1
01 Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: I. Pezzo elegiaco  - Itzhak Perlman/Lynn Harrell/Vladimir Ashkenazy
02 Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. Tema con variazioni: Tema (Andante con moto)  - Itzhak Perlman/Lynn Harrell/Vladimir Ashkenazy
03 Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. Variation 1  - Itzhak Perlman/Lynn Harrell/Vladimir Ashkenazy
04 Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. Variation 2  - Itzhak Perlman/Lynn Harrell/Vladimir Ashkenazy
05 Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. Variation 3  - Itzhak Perlman/Lynn Harrell/Vladimir Ashkenazy
06 Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. Variation 4  - Itzhak Perlman/Lynn Harrell/Vladimir Ashkenazy
07 Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. Variation 5  - Itzhak Perlman/Lynn Harrell/Vladimir Ashkenazy
08 Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. Variation 6  - Itzhak Perlman/Lynn Harrell/Vladimir Ashkenazy
09 Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. Variation 7  - Itzhak Perlman/Lynn Harrell/Vladimir Ashkenazy
10 Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. Variation 8  - Itzhak Perlman/Lynn Harrell/Vladimir Ashkenazy
11 Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. Variation 9  - Itzhak Perlman/Lynn Harrell/Vladimir Ashkenazy
12 Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. Variation 10  - Itzhak Perlman/Lynn Harrell/Vladimir Ashkenazy
13 Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. Variation 11  - Itzhak Perlman/Lynn Harrell/Vladimir Ashkenazy
14 Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. Variazioni Finale e coda  - Itzhak Perlman/Lynn Harrell/Vladimir Ashkenazy