The Station Trio: Frank Thomas (Violin); Ronald Harding (Violoncello); Hubert Pengelly (Pianoforte)

Arnold Trowell, born at Wellington, New Zealand, in 1887, came to Europe to finish his musical education and made his debut in London at the age of twenty, with a Violoncello recital. He was at once noticed as an outstanding player. He has busied himself also with the composition of a number of works, including a Quartet and a Quintet that have won good opinions.

The Trio was originally written for Pianoforte, Clarinet and 'Cello. We are to hear two of its three Movements. The last is a set of Variations on an air from an Opera by one Weigl-a tune that was very popular at the time Beethoven wrote this Trio-about 1798.