"TVB" PLAYS "ABZ"

The TrioVanBeethoven presents two late Romantic piano trios from the 1890s for audiences to compare and contrast. The compositions by Arensky (op.32) and Zemlinsky (op.3) exemplify the potential of this musically captivating yet paradoxical era. Arensky, drawing lyrical inspiration from Tchaikovsky, provides a contrast to Zemlinsky’s audacious harmonies, which signify the twilight of Romanticism. Bernstein’s string trio, situated amidst the shifting tides of traditions, consolidates and harmonises these two opposing elements.