Jan Hanus (born 1915 in Prague) without a doubt ranks among the most prominent figures of Czech musical culture in the post-war period. In his output (over 120 opuses), the composer often draws on various literary works; the same is true also ...

Hanus's piano trio, Frescos for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, written in 1961, ranks among the stable and favoured opuses in the repertoires of both Czech and foreign ensembles. The trio is comprised of four movements with a Classical formal ...