Ulrich Beetz performs on a Joseph Guarnerius del Gesù violin from Cremona, 1741, and Birgit Erichson plays a Matteo Goffriller cello from Venice, 1720.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Dvořák's publisher, Fritz Simrock, and critic Eduard Hanslick encouraged him to adopt a more 'international style' and move away from overtly 'Slavic' characteristics in his music.
Composition History
Dvořák's Piano Trio in F minor, Op. 65, was written in February and March 1883, following an artistic crisis and criticism of his opera Dimitrij.
Performer Biography
The Abegg Trio, founded in 1976, has received numerous awards and toured extensively across Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Africa.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in 1999 at the Festeburgkirche Frankfurt using two Neumann M49 and two Neumann U67 microphones.
Composition History
Dvořák's Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 26, was written in January 1876, only seven months after his first trio.
