Schoenberg's String Trio, Op.45, was begun shortly before his 1946 heart attack and completed a month after it, expressing his extreme near-death experience.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Arnold Schoenberg, despite not being a programmatic composer, stated that his String Trio, Op.45, was a 'depiction of my illness,' purportedly a 'humorous' one.
Historical Context
A month after the premiere of his String Trio No.2, Hindemith learned that half of his work had been banned as 'culturally Bolshevik' by the Nazis.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Paul Hindemith, though initially an avant-garde iconoclast, later renounced his rebellious early music and became an anachronistic loner.
Performer Biography
The Trio Zimmermann consists of Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Antoine Tamestit (viola), and Christian Poltéra (cello), all of whom also have distinguished solo careers.
Composition History
Hindemith's String Trio No.1, Op.34, was composed in spring 1924, partly in a train and partly in Frankfurt am Main.
Composer Biography
Arnold Schoenberg, who had emigrated to the USA in 1933 after the Nazis removed him from his teaching post, suffered a serious heart attack in 1946 and was saved by an adrenaline injection.
