Arensky's Piano Trio No.1 Op.32 was written in 1894 in memory of cellist and teacher Karl Davidov, who was a professor at the Leipzig Conservatoire and director of the St. Petersburg Conservatoire.
Performer Biography
Trio Carducci, founded in 2016 in Milan, Italy, by Germana Porcu (violin), Matilda Colliard (cello), and Sara Costa (piano), won 2nd Prize at the Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition in 2017.
Critical Reception
While some of Arensky's works were considered 'picturesque bourgeois mannerism,' his chamber compositions, including these Trios, are noted for their considerable spiritual intensity.
Composer Biography
Anton Arensky, a Russian composer, was a student of Rimsky-Korsakov and later taught prominent musicians like Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, and Glière at the Moscow Conservatoire.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in two sessions: Piano Trio No.1 in December 2017 and Piano Trio No.2 in January 2018, at Classica Viva Recording Studio in Dorno, Italy.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Arensky's chamber music, including the trios on this album, synthesizes Russian musical influences like Rimsky-Korsakov with Western European approaches, filtered through Tchaikovsky's pro-European style.
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