Chopin & Liszt: Trio pour piano, violon & violoncelle

Featuring

Philippe Talec
Antoine Landowski
Boris de Larochelambert
Trio Chausson
Frédéric Chopin
Franz Liszt

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Performer Biography

The Trio Chausson was named a 'Rising Star' for the 2007/2008 season, performing in major European concert halls and at Carnegie Hall in New York.

Composer Biography

Chopin, despite his strong identification with the piano, composed several chamber works, showing a clear preference for the cello.

Composition History

Liszt's composition of the three books of Années de pèlerinage (Years of Pilgrimage) for piano spanned approximately forty years of his career, with the first book started in 1837 and parts of the third finished in 1877.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Liszt, the creator of the piano recital and modern piano technique, viewed the piano as his 'word and his life,' capable of expressing immense power, emotion, and contrast.

Composition History

Chopin dedicated his Trio for piano, violin, and cello, Op. 8, to Prince Antoni Radziwiłł, a great music-lover, cellist, and composer, who hosted Chopin at his hunting lodge in Antonin.

Interpretation

The Trio Chausson's transcription of Chopin's Introduction and Polonaise brillante, Op. 3, for piano, violin, and cello, involved creating a violin line that extends or completes Chopin's original writing.

Compositional Technique

Chopin considered replacing the violin with a viola in his Trio, Op. 8, believing the viola's warm timbre would better complement the cello, as the work has a rather dark coloration.