This album was recorded in Prague, Martinů Sál (HAMU) in November and December of 2007, with Jiří Gemrot as the recording producer.
Performer Biography
The Janáček Trio was founded in 2001 by pianist Markéta Janáčková, who gave the ensemble her famous family name in 2005.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Schnittke developed a personal aesthetic eclecticism called 'polystylism,' which he used with humor or dramatic sense, often juxtaposing different styles like Handelian Baroque, Mozartian Classicism, and broadened serialism.
Composer Biography
Alfred Schnittke, a Russian composer, was considered the "enfant terrible" of Soviet music at the end of the 20th century.
Composer Biography
Schnittke lived and studied piano in Vienna right after World War II (1946-48), where he discovered works by Mozart, Wagner, Schubert, and Berg's Wozzeck.
Performer Biography
The Janáček Trio's members, Helena Jiříkovská (violin), Marek Novák (cello), and Markéta Janáčková (piano), were all trained at the Prague Academy (HAMU).
Composition History
Many of Schnittke's compositions were dedicated to friends, who were often performers instrumental in bringing his music to wider audiences.
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