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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
  • Bohuslav Martinu
    Bohuslav Martinů

    Bohuslav Martinů

    Like his countryman Antonín Dvořák had done 50 years earlier, Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů found global fame in the United States after fleeing Europe during the Second World War. Also like Dvořák, Martinů maintained a direct connection to the folk music of his people in his works, but framed it in the language of his times, including Jazz. Tonight we feature one of these Jazz-influenced works, the Concertino for Piano Trio and String Orchestra.

Concertino for Piano Trio and String Orchestra

Almost every orchestral work Martinů wrote involved the piano in one way or the other. Tonight's featured piece, the Concertino for Piano Trio and String Orchestra, was written in Paris but didn't receive its premiere until nearly 30 years later in Lucerne. We hear it from a Parisian ensemble, the Trio Wanderer, joined by the Gürzenich Orchester Köln and conductor James Conlon.

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