Amina Lucchesi (Violin) ; Phyllis Campbell (Violoncello); Margery Cunningham (Pianoforte)
MARJORY HARRISON (Soprano)
MARJORY HARRISON
Arensky was born at Novgorod in 1861 and, after studying at the Russian school at Petrograd, went to the Conservatorium there and finished his studies under Rimsky-Korsakov. Arensky was then appointed professor of harmony and counterpoint at the Moscow Conservatorium, and later director to the court chapel at Potrograd.
As a composer Arensky has more in common with Tchaikovsky than anyone else. The Second Pianoforte Trio in F minor belongs to Aronsky's mature period, and a very beautiful work it is. The music is full of romantic feeling and lyrical charm, particularly in the slow movement, and in the scherzo the spirit of the waltz is ever hovering near.