This album of 20th-century piano trios was recorded in June 1992 at the Festeburgkirche in Frankfurt.
Instruments
Birgit Erichson, the cellist of the Abegg Trio, plays a Francesco Ruggieri cello made in Cremona in 1691.
Instruments
Ulrich Beetz, the violinist of the Abegg Trio, plays a Gennaro Gagliano violin made in Naples in 1732.
Performer Biography
The Abegg Trio was founded in 1976 at the Hanover College of Music and Theatre.
Performer Biography
The Abegg Trio has an extensive discography of over 20 recordings, including complete cycles of piano trios by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Brahms.
Performer Biography
The Abegg Trio has received numerous awards, including in Colmar (1977), Geneva (1977), Bonn (1979), Bordeaux (1981), Hanover (1986), and Zwickau (1992).
Instruments
The piano used for this recording is a Bösendorfer Imperial, played by Gerrit Zitterbart.
