Spectrum Concerts Berlin - Dohnányi: Serenade for String Trio, Sextet (2003)

Brilliant pianist, outstanding conductor and distinguished teacher, Ernő Dohnányi’s opus numbers no more than 48 compositions and he is mostly remembered for the charming Variations on a Nursery Song, part of the standard orchestral repertoire. He did, however, compose a number of fine chamber works bearing the hallmarks of his musical style, often hinting at the folk music of Hungary as in the Serenade of 1902, while continuing in the tradition of Brahms, notably in the more Viennese sounding Sextet of 1935.