Trio No. 1

Description

Violin, Violoncello, Piano — The Trio Op. 32 was commissioned by Susan and Elihu Rose for the Eroica Trio.xa0 It was completed in May of 1990 and given its premiere three months later at the Cape and Islands Music Festival in Cape Cod.The Trio is in one movement in an arch-like form whose tonal structure is derived from its thematic material.xa0 The work contrasts broadly lyrical melodies with more energetic and contrapuntal material.Premiered by the Eroica TrioCape and Islands Music Festival,Cape Cod, Massachusetts, August 8, 1990CD recording:Albany Records TROY684William Terwilliger, violinAndres Diaz, celloAndrew Cooperstock, piano