Smetana's Piano Trio in G Minor was composed as a 'Memory of my first child Bedr ˇiška (Friederike),' who died at 4½ years old.
Performer Biography
Pierre-Kaloyann Atanassov, the founder and pianist of the Trio Atanassov, was equally talented on piano and violin as a child and studied both instruments in Paris.
Composition History
Dvořák's Piano Trio No. 3 in F Minor was influenced by the death of his mother and a critical letter from his publisher Simrock regarding his opera Dimitrij.
Composer Biography
Bedřich Smetana, a Czech composer, only learned the Czech language as an adult, having spoken German in his parents' home.
Performer Biography
The Trio Atanassov won first prize at the International Commerzbank Chamber Music Competition in 2010, prevailing over twenty other ensembles.
Composer's Artistic Vision
In his Piano Trio No. 3, Dvořák consciously avoided positioning himself as a Bohemian national composer, largely omitting folk elements to present himself as a first-rate composer with a dramatic style.
Composer Biography
Antonín Dvořák, a Czech composer, destroyed two of his earlier piano trios because they failed to meet his high artistic standards.
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