The work was commissioned by Nikolay Matveyevich Bernard, the publisher of Le Nouvelliste, a monthly music magazine in St. Petersburg.
Instruments
Marc Girard Garcia, the cellist of Trio Zadig, plays a Frank Ravatin cello, which is generously loaned to him by the El Pasito association.
Compositional Technique
This album features an arrangement of Tchaikovsky's The Seasons for piano trio by Alexander Goedicke, a Russian composer and organist of the early 20th century.
Instruments
Boris Borgolotto, the violinist of Trio Zadig, plays a 1750 violin made by the famous Italian maker Carlo Antonio Testore.
Performer Biography
The Trio Zadig, formed by childhood friends Boris Borgolotto (violin) and Marc Girard Garcia (cello) with American pianist Ian Barber, has won 11 international prizes.
Composition History
Tchaikovsky's The Seasons, a collection of twelve short pieces, one for each month, was composed between November 1875 and May 1876.
Performer Biography
The name 'Zadig' for the trio comes from Voltaire's character, whose name means 'just' in Hebrew and 'truthful' in Arabic, reflecting the trio's approach to music.
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