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

The Featured Violinist is a superb collection of seventeen intermediate graded pieces for Violin solo.The accompanying CD contains professional performances of each piece, and free downloadable piano accompaniments to your computer. Either play along to the CD, or simply unwind and relax to the unbeatable compilation and inspirational performances.The pieces presented in this book are between grades 5 and 6 in standard / Violon