
The Beaux Arts Trio was one of the most important piano trios, being regarded as pathbreaking for the classical-romantic repertoire.
The trio was founded in 1955 at the Tanglewood Music Festival.
Its original instrumentation was:
- Menahem Pressler (piano)
- Daniel Guilet (violin)
- Bernard Greenhouse (violoncello)
The final instrumentation is:
- Menahem Pressler (piano)
- Daniel Hope (violin)
- Antonio Meneses (violoncello)
Beaux Arts Trio disbanded in 2008. [read more...]