Nikolay Rubinstein, to whom Tchaikovsky's Trio is dedicated, was a staunch champion of Tchaikovsky's music and conducted many premieres of his works, including his first four symphonies.
Performer Biography
This disc features the first chamber recordings by violinist Yehudi Menuhin, made in 1936, shortly before his twentieth birthday.
Performer Biography
The recordings feature Maurice Eisenberg, a German-born cellist who was a pupil of Casals and later a distinguished teacher at the Juilliard School of Music.
Cultural Impact
Tchaikovsky's trio, a tribute to a departed friend, became an elegy for Tchaikovsky himself when it was played at memorial concerts after his death in 1893.
Composition History
Tchaikovsky's Trio in A minor, Op.50, is dedicated 'to the memory of a great artist' and serves as a musical tribute to Nikolay Grigoryevich Rubinstein, founder of the Moscow Conservatory.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Tchaikovsky initially refused to write a piano trio, believing there was no tonal blend between the instruments, stating that the piano was only effective alone, in contest with an orchestra, or as accompaniment.
Compositional Technique
Tchaikovsky's trio is unusually constructed with two movements: a 'Pezzo Elegiaco' and a 'Theme and Variations' that includes a 'Final Variation and Coda' in sonata form.
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