Erich Wolfgang Korngold composed his Piano Trio, Opus 1, at the age of 13, and it is considered a mature and independent composition despite his youth.
Performer Biography
The Stefan Zweig Trio, founded in Vienna in 2012, is named after the Viennese writer Stefan Zweig to express their affinity for the local musical tradition and the writer's emotional work.
Composer Biography
Erich Wolfgang Korngold, born two months after Johannes Brahms' death, was a child prodigy whose ballet 'Der Schneemann' (The Snowman) caused a sensation at its 1910 premiere.
Performer Biography
The members of the Stefan Zweig Trio are prize winners of major international competitions, including the ARD Music Competition in Munich and the International Joseph Haydn Chamber Music Competition in Vienna.
Historical Context
At the turn of the 20th century, Vienna was a hub for artistic avant-garde, including the Vienna Secession in art and architecture, and later the 'New Viennese School' in music around Arnold Schoenberg.
Composition History
Alexander Zemlinsky's Piano Trio, originally a clarinet trio, won third prize in an 1896 composition competition judged by Johannes Brahms, who then recommended it for publication.
Historical Context
The two piano trios on this recording, by Alexander Zemlinsky and Erich Wolfgang Korngold, offer a retrospective and a look towards the future at the turn of the twentieth century in Vienna.
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