Aram Khachaturian was born on 6 June,1903 in Tbilisi and moved to Moscow in 1921, soon entering the Gnessin Institute as a cellist and, in 1925 he beginning composition studies, transferring in 1929 to the Moscow Conservatory and Myaskovsky’s class.

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From earliest years he was fascinated by Armenian folk-music, and ‘oriental’ sounds and melodies, graduating with a work in this style, the First Symphony (1934). In 1936, his substantial and popular Piano Concerto included Georgian as well as Armenian elements within a lushly romantic framework.

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About Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano, He wrote this trio his use of the Violin rather than the mellower-sounding Viola or cello. The higher-sounding string instrument becomes more of a partner to the clarinet, sharing the melodic duties throughout the piece. In three movements, the trio displays Khachaturian's trademark use of crossrhythms, folk songs, and harmonies that could be thorny at some times or bittersweet at others. 

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The opening Andante con dolore, molto espressione is a duet for the clarinet and violin, almost improvisational, with the piano accompaniment adding a complex layer seemingly in rhythmic conflict with the other instruments.The middle Allegro is very obviously modeled on folk dances, with rich color and precise rhythms. The Moderato finale is a set of variations on an Uzbekistani folk song, effectively contrasting the timbres of the instruments and showing off the clarinet as a folk instrument.

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The second movement begins in a scherzo and then moved to the agitato section which follows combines the two ideas, and a presto cadenza leads to a triumphant, ornamented return of the folk melody. The movement concludes, scherzando, as it began.