The Leibniz Trio chose their name after Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, a polymath who lived in Hanover, the city where the trio was founded.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The Leibniz Trio's name reflects their interest in how music connects to other fields of art and science, drawing inspiration from Leibniz's concept of 'unity within diversity' in chamber music.
Compositional Technique
Joseph Finlay's Piano Trio, though completely through-composed, sounds improvised and incorporates elements from popular music, including a rock song that is not a direct quote but Finlay's own invention.
Interpretation
The Leibniz Trio chose Dvořák's Trio in F minor, Op. 65, for this album because it is less known than his 'Dumky' Trio and they wanted to record something unusual.
Performer Biography
The Leibniz Trio, a piano trio ensemble, was a prize winner at the 2010 German Music Competition.
Composition History
Frank Martin's Trio on Popular Irish Folk Tunes was originally commissioned by an American of Irish descent, but he rejected it because his favorite melodies were not included.
Compositional Technique
Frank Martin's Trio on Popular Irish Folk Tunes processes folk melodies in a complex way, playing with rhythms, combining melodies, and departing from established formal structures like sonata form.
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