The Trio de l'Île was formed in 2015 by three established Quebec chamber musicians who met at a competition while still students.
Composition History
Astor Piazzolla's Las cuatro estaciones porteñas were originally written for his quintet (violin, piano, electric guitar, double bass, and bandoneon) and pay tribute to the people of Buenos Aires.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Gayané Chebotaryan, an Armenian composer and musicologist, was fascinated by the polyphony in Armenian music, which influenced her compositional style.
Composition History
Arno Babadjanian's Piano Trio was first recorded in 1953 in Moscow with Babadjanian himself on piano, David Oistrakh on violin, and Sergei Knushevitsky on cello.
Instruments
Dominique Beauséjour-Ostiguy, the cellist, plays on a David Tecchler cello from 1704 and uses a Pierre Simon bow from around 1855.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Arno Babadjanian, a prominent Soviet Armenian composer, blended Armenian folk music, classical music, and Soviet and American popular music in his unique style.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Astor Piazzolla, a prolific composer and bandoneonist, created "Nuevo Tango" (which he called "New Music") by fusing tango, popular song, and classical music with influences from Bartók and Stravinsky.
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