RTA Trio
 from Spain Antonio Felipe Belijar began his musical studies in the Conservatorio Superior de Mosica de Madrid when he was seven, concluding his career with the Honour Prize in Saxophone. He has won many awards as both a soloist and an ensemble member, most recently winning First Prize at the International Chamber Music Competition 'Mirabent I Magrans' (2011) with the Octavia Saxophone Quartet. He has played solo concerts with orchestra in Spain, Portugal, Germany and Belgium, and is also conductor of the "Sax Antiqua" saxophone ensemble.Antonio Felipe is saxophone teacher at Madrid Professional Conservatory and Francisco de Vitoria University. |
Pathetic Trio in D Minor - Mikhail Glinkai. Allegro Moderato
ii. Scherzo
iii. Trio
iv. Largo
v. Allegro con spirito
Trio Pathétique was written in 1832 (although some sources incorrectly say 1874) in Milan. The original instrumentation was clarinet, bassoon and piano, however, the work is often played with violin, cello and piano. Interestingly, the work was written before Glinka took serious composition lessons. Glinka learned to play the piano at an early age and was a very gifted natural composer, however, in 1833, after the Trio was written, Glinka grew tired of his travels in Italy feeling that Italian music "did not fulfill his artistic needs." Glinka left Italy and on his way through Berlin was introduced to Siegfried Dehn who became his main composition teacher. Glinka worked with Dehn for five months, writing three and four part fugues on themes from well-known compositions - this time period marked his first formal training in the art of composition. |
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