The Piano Trio in C minor by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was completed by his son-in-law and former student, Maximilian Steinberg, who thought more highly of the work.
Composer Biography
Sergei Taneyev was a close friend and student of Tchaikovsky, who dedicated his symphonic poem Francesca da Rimini to Taneyev.
Recording & Production
The album's front illustration, 'Sadko in Neptune's Kingdom' (1876) by Ilya Yefimovich Repin, visually connects to Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, who composed an opera based on the Sadko legend.
Composition History
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov considered his Piano Trio in C minor unfinished and resolved not to publish it, believing chamber music was not his strength.
Composer Biography
Sergei Taneyev was friends with Leo Tolstoy and his wife Sonya, and even shared an interest in Esperanto, composing songs in the language and writing diary entries in it.
Composer Biography
Sergei Taneyev and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov were both distinguished composition teachers, and their pupils include many famous Russian composers like Stravinsky, Rachmaninov, and Scriabin.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Unlike many Russian composers of his time, Sergei Taneyev had limited interest in folk music, preferring Renaissance polyphony, Bachian counterpoint, and the works of Beethoven, Schumann, and Brahms.
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