(1995) Arriaga: The Three String Quartets Georg Friedrich Händel While Zemlinksy’s Trio demonstrates orchestral

While Zemlinksy’s Trio demonstrates orchestral dimensions and massive harmonies

and his love for these works is manifest in profound interpretations played with incomparable authenticity

voice-like sound of the cello and the time-honored musical form could be readily perceived as conveying the desired synthesis of personal utterance and social sanction

from the 15th century to the present

(1995) Arriaga: The Three String Quartets Georg Friedrich Händel While Zemlinksy’s Trio demonstrates orchestralThe premature death of Juan Crisostomo Jacobo Antonio de Arriaga y Balzola (Bilbao 1806 Paris 1826) ended the promising career of a gifted performer, composer and teacher. Arriaga first began performing as a child prodigy on the violin, appearing in cafes as well as in the noble salons in his hometown Bilbao. He soon turned to composition and quickly won critical acclaim and international recognition. The violinist Vaccari compared the young composer