Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2 & Arpeggione Sonata (Arr. for Viola & Piano)
1/1/2016, 7 Tracks, 1:15:28
Featuring
Boris Kucharsky
Thomas Carroll
Elizabeth Hopkins
Franz Schubert
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Instruments
Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata was composed for the arpeggione, a forgotten instrument invented by Georg Stauffer that combined features of a guitar and a cello.
Composer Biography
The financial success of the E Flat Trio's premiere allowed Schubert to finally buy himself a piano, just eleven months before his death at age 31.
Performer Biography
Boris Kucharsky, the violinist and violist on this recording, was a star pupil of Yehudi Menuhin, who partnered him in Double Concertos and directed orchestras with him as soloist.
Composition History
Schubert's Piano Trio in E Flat Major, Op. 100, was composed shortly after his Trio Op. 99 in the Autumn of 1827.
Historical Context
The arpeggione, for which Schubert wrote his sonata, had completely disappeared by the time the sonata was published almost 50 years later.
Notable Performances
The E Flat Trio was a great success at its premiere on December 26, 1827, in Vienna, which was the only public concert of Schubert's music during his lifetime.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Franz Schubert dedicated his Piano Trio in E Flat Major, Op. 100, to "no-one except those who find pleasure in it."
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