"piano Trio, Op. 1; String Sextet, Op. 10" (cd)

Spectrum Concerts Berlin

Korngold: Piano Trio in D major, Op. 1
Korngold: String Sextet in D, Op. 10

Korngold's breathtaking precocity is everywhere in evidence in these two chamber masterpieces. The Piano Trio was composed when he was just twelve years old but its symphonic breadth and brilliantly demanding piano writing reveal myriad tonal colours and a mischievous reinvention of conventional Viennese form. Audacious yet rooted in lyricism, the String Sextet was written almost five years later and possesses memorable themes as well as a refined, theatrical intimacy.