Mozart, Mendelssohn & More February 14, 2010

Mozart's trio has been described as one of his most perfectly integrated compositions, with an interplay among the three instruments full of delightfully subtle touches. Bartok's "Contrasts," based on Hungarian and Romanian dances, was commissioned by American clarinet legend Benny Goodman. Mendelssohn's Piano Trio quotes the melody of a chorale taken from the 16th-century Swiss Psalter.