This album features the world premiere recordings of Georgy Sviridov's Piano Quintet in B Minor and the Romance from "The Blizzard" arranged for Piano Trio.
Composition History
The Piano Trio was composed in less than two weeks in 1945 and is dedicated to I.O. Lukashevsky and D.Ya. Mogilevsky, who performed in its premiere.
Instruments
Violist Vladimir Babeshko plays a Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume viola from 1870, on long-term loan from the Anne Sophie Mutter Foundation.
Compositional Technique
Sviridov's Piano Trio features a main theme that acts as a unifying thread, reappearing in three of the four movements.
Performer Biography
The Beethoven Trio Bonn, the ensemble on this recording, has gained recognition for its 'highly expressive passion' and 'daring yet convincing performances'.
Composer Biography
Georgy Sviridov, the composer, studied at the Leningrad Conservatory under Dmitri Shostakovich, graduating shortly before Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.
Historical Context
Sviridov's instrumental music, including the Piano Trio, was largely composed during the difficult years of World War II, reflecting the human experience during that time.
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