The Brahms Trio - History of the Russian Piano Trio 3: Rimsky-Korsakov - Piano Trio in D minor, C�sar Cui - A Argenteau, Op. 40 No.2

Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov�s influence as composer and teacher was profound in Russia and beyond, yet his chamber music has been overshadowed by his operas and orchestral works. The unfinished Piano Trio in C minor was completed by his son-in-law Maximilian Steinberg to reveal a substantial work of considerable depth. C�sar Cui�s charming and lyrical Farniente is an arrangement from a piano original, while Borodin�s Piano Trio in D major is reminiscent of Mendelssohn in its joyous agility and nostalgic beauty.