The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Brahms and Arensky tickets

Quintessential Russian and Viennese styles abound in this pairing of composers deeply embedded in their singular cultures. The Slavic melancholy of Arensky gives way to the exuberant flair of Brahms as we juxtapose works in both popular and formal idioms: Arensky’s miniatures for children and Brahms’s Hungarian Dances show the composers at their crowd-pleasing best, while their two piano trios reveal the depth and mastery that earned each legendary status and lasting appeal.

• Arensky - Six Children’s Pieces for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 34 (1894)
• Arensky - Trio No. 1 in D minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 32 (1894)
• Brahms - Selected Hungarian Dances for Piano, Four Hands (1868,1880)
• Brahms - Trio in C major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 87 (1880-82)

Wu Han, Wu Qian, piano; Bella Hristova, violin; Dmitri Atapine, cello