Mozart, W.A.: Piano Trios, Vol. 2 (Kungsbacka Trio)

Featuring

Simon Crawford-Phillips
Malin Broman
Jesper Svedberg
Kungsbacka Piano Trio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Performer Biography

The Kungsbacka Piano Trio was selected as 'Rising Stars' by the European Concert Halls Organisation, leading to recitals across Europe and a debut at Carnegie Hall.

Composer Biography

Mozart spent the last ten years of his life in Vienna, navigating precarious independence and increasing financial difficulties, despite initial success.

Composition History

Mozart's Trio in E major, K. 542, was written shortly before his three final symphonies, during a period when he was seeking financial assistance from a fellow mason.

Composition History

The Trio in C major, K. 548, was composed between Mozart's Symphony No. 39 and the iconic Symphony No. 40 in G minor and the Jupiter Symphony No. 41.

Composer Biography

Mozart's father, Leopold Mozart, sacrificed his own creative career to support his son's prodigious musical talent.

Performer Biography

The Kungsbacka Piano Trio, formed in 1997, won First Prize in the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition and has performed globally.

Composition History

The Piano Trio K. 442 consists of three fragmentary movements completed by Abbé Maximilian Stadler, a friend of Mozart who also claimed to have known Haydn.