#arensky

Arensky - Piano Trio no.1 in d minor, op.32 (1894)

Updating an old post on this piece

Arensky’s first piano trio is one of those overlooked treasures in music. Not only is it by a less popular name, but it’s also a chamber piece, and for some reason chamber music is overlooked in favor of big symphonies or solo piano music. Written in the 1890s, the work is very lyrical, and the instruments flow with each other in a way that feels free form. The slow movement is something special; I first heard it [the first time I even heard of this work] at a chamber music recital given by some of the musicians at my college who were playing as part of their final. It was the highlight of the evening.

Because this "hidden gem" is full of gorgeous melodies, it has gotten more popularity recently and will hopefully inspire more musicians to keep it in the standard rep.

Movements:

1. Allegro moderato

2. Scherzo - Allegro molto

3. Elegia - Adagio

Anton Arensky

(12 July 1861 - 25 February 1906)

Concert review, ★★★★, Trio Amani (Marina Yakovleva, Lev Sivkov, Kateryna Tereshchenko) @ Zurich, 2020-10-24 — Beethoven Piano Trio No.1 in E♭ major, op.1/1;  Rachmaninoff: Trio élégiaque No.1 in G minor; Arensky: Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, op.32

Arensky - String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 35

I. Moderato [0:50] II. Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky - Moderato [12:50] III. Finale: Andante sostenuto [26:40]