The Schubert Piano Trio No.1 recording in 1927 marked Myra Hess's first gramophone record; previously, she had only recorded piano rolls.
Performer Biography
Felix Salmond, the cellist on the Schubert Piano Trio recording, was the first soloist to perform Elgar's Cello Concerto.
Performer Biography
Jelly d'Arányi's personal charisma and interest in new music led to numerous works being written for her, including Bartók's two violin sonatas, Ravel's Tzigane, and Vaughan Williams's Concerto Accademico.
Recording & Production
These trio recordings are the sole surviving testimony to the magnificent partnership of Myra Hess and Jelly d'Arányi, a collaboration that was too little documented.
Performer Biography
Myra Hess and Jelly d'Arányi were close friends and colleagues for over 20 years, supporting each other through personal losses and sharing a substantial, though largely unrecorded, repertoire.
Performer Biography
Jelly d'Arányi, a violinist on this album, was a great-niece of the influential violinist and composer Joseph Joachim, a close friend of the Schumanns and Brahms.
Performer Biography
Myra Hess, a native Londoner, struggled for recognition in Britain until her breakthrough in Amsterdam in 1912, replacing an indisposed soloist with the Concertgebouw Orchestra.
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