Bohuslav Martinů composed over 200 concertante and chamber works, with ten of them written for trios.
Composition History
The Piano Trio No.2 was commissioned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and premiered during the inauguration of MIT's new Hayden Library in 1950.
Composer's Artistic Vision
In the early 1950s, Martinů's music integrated diverse influences including French Impressionism, jazz, Czech and Moravian folk music, neo-Baroque forms, and Renaissance madrigals into a truly personal language.
Composition History
The Cinq Pièces brèves (Piano Trio No.1) were written in just ten days in May 1930 and premiered by a specific Belgian ensemble, the Filomusi Trio, in Paris the same year.
Performer Biography
The Kinsky Trio Prague, founded in 1998, has the honor of bearing the name 'KINSKY' by permission of the aristocratic Czech family from Kostelec nad Orlicí.
Compositional Technique
In his Cinq Pièces brèves, Martinů adopted neo-Baroque techniques like concerto-grosso writing, admired in composers such as Corelli and J.S. Bach.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Martinů's early work was characterized by a long search for his own musical language, integrating diverse influences from composers like Smetana, Mahler, Reger, Debussy, Suk, and Strauss.
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Martinů, B.: Concertino for Piano Trio and String Orchestra / Piano Trios Nos. 1 and 2 / Duo No. 2 for Violin and Cello
Martinů, B.: Musique De Chambre No. 1 / Les Rondes / Nonet / Fantasia
