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Harry Waldo Warner
Piano Trio in a minor, Op.22
Harry Waldo Warner (1874-1945) was born in the English town of Northamption. He studied violin and viola as well as composition at the Guildhall School of Music in London. He later became a Professor of Viola at that institution. Warner was known during his lifetime and remembered thereafter as a founding member and violist of the London String Quartet which was widely considered one of the finest playing before the public between the years of 1908 and 1934. As a composer, Warner one several prizes for his chamber music compositions in the Cobbett Competitions for Chamber Music held annually in London. But he also won first prize for his Piano Trio in a minor, Op.22 at the Coolidge Competition in the United States in 1921.
The opening movement, marked Quasi fantasia, Moderato con qualiche licenza, describes the music rather well. The tempi and moods are constantly changing and widely contrasting. The next movement is a spritely Scherzo, mostly presto but with a slightly slower and more lyrical episodes. The finale begins with a long Andante moderato introduction but the main part of the movement, Allegro ritmico, is full of pulsing energy..
This is a riveting work which will create a stunning impression if brought into the concert hall, but as for amateur players, only the most experienced ensemble players of the highest technical accomplishment will be able to enjoy this fine trio.
Parts: $29.95
