Even in his early works, Rachmaninov's mature style is evident, characterized by lush full-chord piano parts, passionate bursts of sound, and an underlying elegiac mood.
Composition History
Rachmaninov began composing his second Piano Trio, also titled 'Trio élégiaque', on the very evening of his mentor Tchaikovsky's death in October 1893.
Performer Biography
Claudius Herrmann, the cellist, plays an instrument by Giovanni Paolo Maggini from around 1600, loaned by the Maggini Foundation of Langenthal.
Composition History
Rachmaninov's first Piano Trio, the 'Trio élégiaque' in G minor, was composed in 1892, following his first piano concerto in 1891.
Composer Biography
Sergei Rachmaninov, the composer, passed his final piano examination at the Moscow Conservatory with distinction at the age of 17.
Compositional Technique
Rachmaninov's second Piano Trio in D minor is dedicated 'In memory of a great artist' and its structure, particularly the middle movements, was influenced by Tchaikovsky's Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50.
Performer Biography
Bartlomiej Niziol, the violinist, plays on a Giuseppe Guarnerius del Gesù violin dating from 1727.
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