Two Russian composers from two centuries, both with tragic life circumstances: While Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky became increasingly depressed because he had to keep his homosexuality a secret, Dmitri Shostakovich lived and composed at times even at the risk of his life because he had aroused the suspicion of Stalin's cultural guardians. In Tchaikovsky's 1st String Quartet, it is the tear-jerking, simple Ukrainian folk melody at the beginning of the slow movement that contributed to the piece's popularity. And Shostakovich's 3rd String Quartet is also one of his most popular quartets. After the dramatic and turbulent war years, he took inspiration from his relaxed and cheerful 9th ​​Symphony, the first one he composed after the war.

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When he wrote his Opus 88 in 1842, Robert Schumann initially referred to it as a piano trio, but later gave it the title "Fantasiestücke". This also fits better with the four charming character pieces, which unfold their charm in simple song forms and dance movements. While the "Fantasiestücke" were Schumann's first forays into piano trios, Franz Schubert's E-flat major trio was written in the year of the composer's death. This is not the only reason why it is a special work, which Schumann once described with admiration as an "angry celestial apparition". In the middle of this Schumann-Schubert sandwich is the piano trio by Isang Yun, which continued the history of the genre in the 20th century with its twelve-tone row.

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