Tchaikovsky's Piano Trio, a work that is both elegiac and virtuosic, sets the tone of this recording. Dedicated to his friend Nikolay Rubinstein with the French epigraph "A la memoire d'un grand...
Arensky / Tchaikovsky / Ashkenazy Trio Piano Trios Op 32 & 50 CD1. Piano Trio Op. 50: Pezzo Elegiaco 2. Piano Trio Op. 50: Theme and Variations 3. Piano Trio Op. 50: Finale E Coda 4. Piano Trio...
The chamber music of Anton Arensky (1861-1906) embodies a happy and inspired synthesis of two contrasting sound-worlds: the peculiarly Russian language of Rimsky-Korsakov and the 'Mighty Handful',...
The three pieces the Smetana Trio have selected for their new album came into being within the range of a mere four years, yet they represent three different musical universes. Anton Arensky's piano...