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Matthias Glander, clarinet
Felix Schwartz, viola
Wolfgang Kühnl, piano
Clarinet, viola and piano... the famous Robert Schumann considered this unusual combination of three very different instruments as "extremely romantic", because it produces very unusual sounds.
The focus of the repertory of the musicians, who got together in 1990, are compositions for duos and trios of the classic and the romantic period by Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven via Mendelssohn Bartholdy to Bruch and Brahms.
But also the contemporary works of the french "classics", of César Franck, Debussy, Poulenc and Mihaud are found in the trio's programmes, which are of a remarkable variety.
A good example of such a programme is the combination of Robert Schumann's "Märchenerzählungen" and the "Hommage à Schumann" by the contemporary hungarian componist György Kurtag, as another may be named the contrast of the piano sonatas by Johannes Brahms in their orignal version and his own adaption for viola.
An occasional extension by a vocal even enlarges the variety for the trio's programmes.
Press clips
... This ensemble brought Schumann's spiritual world back to life.. The musicians got deep into the lyric spheres of the "Märchenerzählungen".
...With suitable modesty the pianist W. Kühnl left the solists the necessary freedom without neglecting sound and technique... Matthias Glander knew how to make use of the variety of sounds of his clarinet... Felix Schwartz played with the velvet sound of his viola, but full of musical verve, too... A real wholeheartedness, concentration and internalization induced a poignant interpretation of Johannes Brahms' Trio op.40.
...this complement has a great future...
... Trio Apollon made shivers running down the spine.. Michael Glinka's "Trio pathetique" was not performed too pathetic. They found a fine balance between violent emotions and tasteful noblesse.
... showed the three artists their big expressiveness: with lots of verve and energy Matthias Glander, Felix Schwartz and Wolfgang Kühnl went straight into the hearts of their audience... It was easy to devote to the music of that wonderful composition...
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