SKU: FG.55011-525-5

ISBN 9790550115255.

Kai Nieminen (1953-) has always sought inspiration for his compositions from natural phenomena, literature, and pictoral art. The memory of the ruthless winter of composer's childhood in the Finnish Lapland and Winterwinde, a painting by Paul Klee (1879-1940), are ingredients that gave inspiration to the piano trio In der Winterzeit... (in memoriam Paul Klee). The work was composed in 2004 as a version for oboe, violoncello, and piano, and it was premiered same year in Weimar. However, the composer was never satisfied with this combination of instruments. Years later Nieminen at the request from Trio la Rue substitued oboe with violin for a better balance. Trio la Rue premiered the revised version in April 2012. They are also dedicatees of this version.