Brahms: Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 101; Zemlinsky: Piano Trio No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 3

Featuring

Christoph Streuli
David Riniker
Adrian Oetiker
Feininger Trio
Johannes Brahms
Alexander von Zemlinsky

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Composition History

Johannes Brahms recommended Zemlinsky's clarinet trio to his publisher Simrock, who then suggested marketing it with a violin part instead, leading Zemlinsky to write a new violin part.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The Feininger Trio chose to pair Brahms's trios with those of younger composers like Zemlinsky because these composers built on Brahms's legacy while opening new paths to Modernism and the 20th century.

Composer Biography

Alexander Zemlinsky, a composer featured on this album, knew Johannes Brahms and received support from the older composer, though he was not his pupil.

Composition History

Zemlinsky's Piano Trio Op. 3 was originally written in 1896 as a clarinet trio for a competition that required a work with at least one wind instrument.

Recording & Production

This album is part of the Feininger Trio's Brahms cycle, which combines Brahms's three trios with works by other Viennese composers like Zemlinsky, Korngold, and Krenek.

Compositional Technique

Brahms's Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 101, is notable for its conciseness, with themes in the outer movements being very succinct and nothing superfluous.

Album & Artwork

The Feininger Trio named themselves after Lyonel Feininger, a painter, graphic artist, and co-founder of The Bauhaus, whose Berlin studio was near the ensemble's rehearsal space.