The first trio consists of two movements, Adagio and Minuet and the second one, K172, has a minuet and a trio. Mozart lived a very short life. He died on December 5, 1791.
Franz Schubert was born on January 31, 1797. "Tear Drops" is one of his famous 600 Lieds. Here in this performance, the piece has been re-arranged for the violin trio.
Another composition of his in this album is " German Dance" which is in binary (AB) form.
Francisco Tarrega was born in Villarreal in 1852. He was a Guitar virtuoso who founded a modern style of guitar playing. "Adelita” by this Spanish musician is arranged for violin trio here. The work is in tertiary form (ABA). Tarrega died in Barcelona in 1909.
Motet is a form of short unaccompanied choral composition. This sort of music has a sacred theme and is composed for one or more voices. The term "Motet" has been used for naming this form since the 13th century. The Motet presented here is a three voice one, which is performed by violin trio. It is anonymous and has a sacred and oriental feeling to it.
"Conductus" is a non-religious music composed on the basis of the old themes and melodies of 12th century. Basically in a Conductus, the conducting priest had been able to conduct the music from his own place at Church. So we can deduce that the term "Conductus" is derived from the word "conductor". The composer of Conductus was free to compose his own melodies or pick them from somewhere else. A German theorist of medieval music describes the Conductus as below:
First, presentation of the loveliest melody, then performance of the second voice and then preferentially adding the third voice, as long as it is not making it unpleasant.
The Conductus presented in this cassette is a three-voice one and is performed by three violins.
Perotinus Magnus is a French composer born in 1160. He was a choirmaster and the composer of many religious and non-religious works.
Perotin is an eminent representative of the ancient art. He had become famous as "the Great Perotin" because of his advanced polyphonic compositions. "Organum" which is comprised of two, three or four parts of polyphonic voices, includes only one religious part. Originally in Latin, Organum means organ therefore the polyphonic quality of Organum can be considered as an organic concept. Perotin passed away in 1240.
Jacob Obrecht was born in Netherlands in 1457 (? 58) and died in Ferrara in 1505. He started his higher education in Bergen Op Zoom and graduated from Leuven University in 1470. He then became a priest. Motet and Chanson are two samples of his numerous works within which he has mixed medieval formalism with the prudence of modern ages.
"Pictures of Childhood" by Aram Khachaturian, the great Armenian composer, is a reminder of motherland and childhood. He was born in July 6, 1930 in Tiblisi and died in Moscow on May 1, 1978.
Johann Sebastian Bach is considered to be among the founders of scientific music. Prelude and Fugue (arranged for violin trio here) are selected from his well-tempered clavier album. These works clearly depict the genius and multidimensional character of their composer. Bach was born on March 26,1681 in Eisenach. His family was dominating over European music for two centuries. He died on January 28, 1750 in Leipzig.
George Phillip Telemann was born on March 14, 1681 in Magdeburg. He is considered to be among the pioneers of the Hamburg school in 18th century. A significant part of his style was to make connections between the traditional counterpoint and the Italian operatic style. Suit in B flat Major is composed for an ensemble of three violins. Comprising of five movements, this suit has a clear musical stream. He died on June 25, 1767 in Hamburg.

Bahman Mehabadi