Scharwenka/ Trio Gustav - Piano Trios Release:Piano Trios Brilliant Classics having fled revolutionary Paris in

having fled revolutionary Paris in a hurry

The band features two highly expressive Malian string instruments

Rebeca Ferri and Marco Vitale (harpsichord)

but it was now seen as a means to revitalize art music itself

"Whispers In The Dark" and "Day In

Scharwenka/ Trio Gustav - Piano Trios Release:Piano Trios Brilliant Classics having fled revolutionary Paris inAround a quarter of a century ago, scholars embarked upon fruitful research into composers active between the mid 19th century and the lead up to World War One, many largely hitherto ignored by all but music historians, consisting of at least two generations who focused either on 'absolute' music (in central Europe) or music for the theatre (in Italy and France). Philipp Scharwenka (1847 1917) was one such figure. Born to a family with ancient