Arensky:
Piano Trio No 1 in D minor Op 32
Piano Trio No 2 in F minor Op 73

SERGEI RACHMANINOV (1873–1943), arrJULIUS CONUS (1869–1942):
Vocalise Op 34/14

Arensky’s Piano Trios represent a ?ne example of the Russian romantic piano trio, a form ‘invented’ by Tchaikovsky, Arensky’s close friend and in?uence.

Piano Trio No 1 is the more popular of the two, dedicated to the cellist Karl Davidoff. Davidoff is regarded as the founder of the Russian school of cello-playing, and Arensky’s dedication accounts for the fact that the cello plays such a prominent role, having most of the principal themes and often seeming to eclipse the violin in importance. Piano Trio No 2 is one composer’s last works, and marks a considerable advance in Arensky’s compositional techniques.

Hyperion is delighted to present the Leonore Piano Trio (Tim Horton, Benjamin Nabarro and Gemma Rose?eld, who features as soloist on Hyperion’s Romantic Cello Concerto series Volume 3: Stanford Cello Concertos) in its debut recording.