mon 24 jan 2022 11:00 hour
While looking for some uplifting music in these dark days, ‘An Early Evening Stroll’ producer Thijs Bonger stumbled upon a bubbly, sparkling scherzo from Anton Arenski’s 1st Piano trio.
What other beautiful pieces has this forgotten composer – good friend to Tsjaikovski and teacher to Rachmaninov and Skrjabin – written? Enough to dedicate several programmes to.
Anton Arenski: Scherzo from Piano trio no. 1 in D minor op. 32
Borodin Trio
Anton Arenski: Scherzo from Suite no. 3 for two pianos op. 33
Stephen Coombs and Ian Munro, piano’s
Anton Arenski: Suite no. 3 (Variations in C major), op. 33
Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Dmitri Jablonski
Anton Arenski: Piano quintet in D major op. 51
Ilona Prunyi, piano
Lajtha Quartet
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