Piano trios by pupils of Anton Bruckner
In stark contrast to their teacher, a number of Bruckner's pupils dedicated themselves with great passion to the composition of chamber music, of which the three piano trios featured in this concert are good examples. Paul Caro from Breslau studied with Bruckner from 1880 to 1885 and in September 1886 made him a present of the printed edition of his Piano Trio in E major; the score from Bruckner's estate with the hand-written dedication „To Professor Anton Bruckner in grateful admiration“ is to be found today in the monastery of St. Florian. Mathilde Kralik von Meyrswalden, born in Linz, who was a private pupil of Bruckner from 1875, had one of her greatest successes with her Piano Trio in F major, premiered in 1880. Franz Marschner, born in the Bohemian town of Leitmeritz, was a counterpoint student of Bruckner's from 1883 to 1885 and with his Piano Trio in C minor of 1902 created an ambitious work of almost symphonic dimensions. This concert, for which three young musicians already in demand came together to form the TONALi Trio, is the culmination of the first Austria-wide co-operation with TONALi Tour (see pages 18-19), a project which involves young people from three schools in Linz in the entire event management.
Paul Caro (1859–1914)
Piano Trio in E major, op. 8 (1886)
Mathilde Kralik von Meyrswalden (1857–1944)
Piano Trio in F major (1880)
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Franz Marschner (1855–1932)
Piano Trio in C minor, op. 30 ( around 1902)
TONALi Trio
Johanna Ruppert | Violin
Christoph Heesch | Cello
Alexander Vorontsov | Piano
A concert in collaboration with TONALi
