Sergei I. Taneyev (1856 - 1915)
Mendelssohn Piano Trio
Ya-Ting Chang, piano
Peter Sirotin, violin
Fiona Thompson, cello
Michael
Stepniak, viola
Piano Quartet in E Major, Op. 20
I. Allegro Brillante
II. Adagio piu tosto largo
III. Finale: Allegro Molto
Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 22
I. Allegro
II. Allegro molto
III. Andante espressivo
IV. Finale: Allegro con brio
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Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev (1856-1915) was one
of the most prominent Russian musical figures of the late 19th
and early 20th centuries. Besides being a pupil and later close
friend of Tchaikovsky, and a widely traveled virtuoso pianist,
he was a mentor to such Russian composers as Rachmaninov, Skryabin,
Metner, Glier and Prokofiev. The scope of his influence was
broad and he numbered among his friends and influences Tolstoy,
Faure, Saint-Saens, Arensky and Rimsky-Korsakov. Piano Quartet
in E (1906) and Trio in D, Op. 22 (1907) fully reveal a composer
whose ear for the richly evocative language of the Ronamtics
is subservient only to his fascination with polyphonic craftsmanship.
It is a large-scale work that greatly impressed critics and
the public at its first performance. Upon hearing the new Piano
Trio in D, Op.22 (1907), the young Prokofiev wrote enthusiastically
about its boldness, elegance, and liveliness. Other critics
enthusiastically described it as Taneyev�s best work to date.
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