4. Profile-Konzert - Trio mit Horn

In the organizer's words:

Trio with horn

Trio Rhenia:
Ai-Ling Chang violin
Juan Guzmán Esteban Horn
Wan-Yen Li piano

Frédéric Duvernoy
Trio No. 1 in C minor for violin, horn and piano
Robert August Kahn
Serenade in F minor op. 73 for violin, horn and piano
Carl Czerny
Premier Grand Trio op. 105 for violin, horn and piano

The classical trio line-up actually consists of violin, cello and piano. When Robert August Kahn presented his publisher with a trio serenade for oboe, horn and piano, the latter also insisted on a version for standard piano trio. The composer subsequently produced no fewer than nine different settings of the Serenade, each with its own unique sound. In the Profile concerto, it is the sometimes warm and full, sometimes clear and metallic tone of the horn that joins the piano and violin. We also hear this in the trio by Frédéric Duvernoy, who was one of the most famous French horn players around 1800, and in the "Premier Grand Trio" by Carl Czerny. All three offer the opportunity to encounter rarely played but highly attractive works.