Pfitzner: Piano Trio in F Major, Op. 8 Stuttgart Piano Trio

• Hans Pfitzner (1869 - 1949): Piano Trio in F Major, Op. 8:
• 1 Piano Trio in F Major, Op. 8: I. Kräftig und feurig, nicht zu schnell 08:20
• 2 Piano Trio in F Major, Op. 8: II. Langsam, nicht schleppen 12:25
• 3 Piano Trio in F Major, Op. 8: III. Mässig schnell, etwas frei im Vortrag 07:00
• 4 Piano Trio in F Major, Op. 8: IV. Rasch und wild 15:35
• Total Runtime 43:20

Info for Pfitzner: Piano Trio in F Major, Op. 8

Since its foundation in 1968 the Stuttgart Piano Trio has won a considerable reputation for itself. In 1969, the trio won the Mendelssohn Competition in Berlin and the International Radio Competition in Munich and since then has appeared in many of the leading cities of the world and at major festivals.

The violinist Rainer Kussmaul was born in Mannheim in 1952 and trained in Stuttgart, later wining prizes in Montreal, Bucharest and Leipzig. He plays a violin made by Andrea Guarnerius in Cremona in 1692.

The cellist Claus Kanngiesser joined the trio in 1971, after studying in Hamburg, where his teachers included Zara Nelsova, and masterclasses with Gaspar Cassado and Pablo Casals.

He plays an instrument made in 1841 by Fian Francesco Pressenda. The pianist Monika Leonhard includes among her teachers Michelangeli and Alfred Brendel and completed her studies in Stuttgart in 1969.

Stuttgart Piano Trio

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Stuttgart Piano Trio
Since its foundation in 1968 the Stuttgart Piano Trio has won a considerable reputation for itself. In 1969, the trio won the Mendelssohn Competition in Berlin and the International Radio Competition in Munich and since then has appeared in many of the leading cities of the world and at major festivals.

The violinist Rainer Kussmaul was born in Mannheim in 1952 and trained in Stuttgart, later wining prizes in Montreal, Bucharest and Leipzig. He plays a violin made by Andrea Guarnerius in Cremona in 1692.

The cellist Claus Kanngiesser joined the trio in 1971, after studying in Hamburg, where his teachers included Zara Nelsova, and masterclasses with Gaspar Cassado and Pablo Casals.

He plays an instrument made in 1841 by Fian Francesco Pressenda. The pianist Monika Leonhard includes among her teachers Michelangeli and Alfred Brendel and completed her studies in Stuttgart in 1969.

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