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Christian Sinding
Piano Trio No.1 in D Major, Op.23
Christian Sinding's Piano Trio No.1 in D Major, Op.23 dates from 1894 and was dedicated to the German pianist Franz Rummel. The first movement, Allegro, is sunny and full of good spirit. The second movement, an Andante, is in actuality a romance with a contrasting middle section in the minor that is elegaic. The energetic finale, Con fuoco is characterized by its sharply accented rhythms but also has several lyrical episodes. It is the least known and performed of his three trios, but is nonetheless a fine work.
Christian Sinding (1856-1941), along with Edvard Grieg came to symbolize Norwegian classical music between 1885 and 1940. Born is the small town of Kongsberg near Oslo, Sinding, after studying music in Oslo, attended the Leipzig Conservatory where he studied violin with Henry Schradieck and composition with Salomon Jadassohn and Carl Reinecke. Whereas Grieg's style of writing has been described as Schumann's technique combined with Norwegian folk melody, Sinding's is often and incorrectly characterized as combination of Wagner's technique with Norwegian folk melody. Although the influence of Norwegian folk melody can be fond in his music, Sinding did not use it, as did Grieg, so extensively. Rather, it was German romanticism, and in particular the music of Liszt and Wagner, which greatly influenced Sinding. But unlike Liszt and Wagner, Sinding relied on wit and developed a more cosmopolitan style. Writing in virtually all genres, his chamber music must be considered an important part of his output.
This work has been unavailable for over a century, so we are pleased to make it available once again to professionals and amateurs alike.
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