Par DVORAK ANTONIN. English-German-French/ Répertoire / Violon, Violoncelle et Piano

Dvorák's 'Trio in B-flat major? op. 21, the first of his four works for violin, violoncello and piano, was composed in 1875 and premiered two years later.This edition presents the musical text from Volume IV/9 of the 'Complete Edition of the Works of Antonín Dvorák?. The violoncello part has been newly engraved and the sections which were written in treble clef have been transferred to tenor clef.In his Foreword, Dvorák authority David R. Beveridge vividly describes the work's genesis and reception on the basis of the latest research findings.- Standard work from the chamber music repertoire- Newly engraved violoncello part- New Foreword by David R. Beveridge (Eng/Cz/Ger) / Violon, Violoncelle Et Piano

The 'dumka? is a Slavic folk song or dance of a melancholy character. Dvorák's magnum opus in the piano trio genre takes its name from its 'dumka? movements, which he composed in Prague in 1890-91. After long hesitation Dvorák also prepared a piano reduction while he was in the United States in the summer of 1893. The previous year he had played the work on a forty-concert farewell tour of Bohemia with Ferdinand Lachner and Hans Wihan. / Violon, Violoncelle Et Piano

Dvo?ák worked longer and more intensively on this Trio than on just about any other chamber music work. After his first successes with pieces inspired by Czech folk music, namely the popular Slavonic Dances (HN 757 and 918), he now wanted to prove himself as a composer of the highest order. This is why in the following summer, he thoroughly reworked the Trio that he had written within eight weeks in spring 1883 before giving it to his publisher. Although Brahms' music was the undeniable model for the new work, it did not hinder the unfolding of a very personal tone that blends expressiveness and passion. As with the 'Dumky? Trio op. 90 (HN 799), Andreas Groethuysen is once again responsible for the fingerings of the piano part. / Piano