Felix Schwartz, the violist on this album, was the first solo violist of the Berlin Staatskapelle while still a student and has collaborated with artists such as Daniel Barenboim.
Composition History
Joseph Marx's 'Trio-Fantasy', composed in 1913, expands the traditional four-movement piano trio into five movements, incorporating impressionistic and rhapsodic elements.
Composer Biography
Joseph Marx, an Austrian composer, was a professor and rector at the Vienna Musikhochschule for decades, a leading music critic, writer, and a celebrated composer.
Composer Biography
Joseph Marx initially studied philosophy, earning a doctorate in 1909 with a dissertation titled 'On the Function of Interval, Harmony, and Melody in Apprehending Tonal Complexes'.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Joseph Marx was considered an Austrian representative of Impressionism and Jugendstil, championing new ideas while insisting on tonality as the firm foundation for his music.
Critical Reception
Despite his significant role in Austrian music and high esteem from contemporaries, Joseph Marx's music, particularly his lieder, fell into near-complete oblivion after his death in 1964.
Performer Biography
The Hyperion Trio, founded in 1999, won the International Johannes Brahms Chamber Music Competition in 2001 and has premiered works by composers like Atli Heimir Sveinsson.
