Performance

Trio for Flute, Violin, and Viola

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Bohuslav Martinů’s *Trio for Flute, Violin, and Viola* is a compact chamber work that treats its unusual lineup like a small conversation, with the flute often carrying the line and the strings shaping the harmony and pulse. Written in the mid-20th century, it reflects a European composer working with modern rhythms while keeping a clear sense of dance and folk-inflected gesture. It is heard at the NYPL for the Performing Arts with the New York Classical Players, in a program that frames it between Kodály and Mendelssohn. One striking detail is how much weight Martinů gives to texture over volume.