Piano Trio (Fanny Mendelssohn)

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Fanny Hensel, 1842, by Moritz Daniel Oppenheim Fanny Hensel 1842.jpg
Fanny Hensel, 1842, by Moritz Daniel Oppenheim
Comparison between themes of the 1st and 3rd movements in Fanny Hensel's Trio for violin, cello, piano, in D minor, Opus 11. Hensel Trio Themenvergleich.png
Comparison between themes of the 1st and 3rd movements in Fanny Hensel's Trio for violin, cello, piano, in D minor, Opus 11.

The Piano Trio for violin, cello, piano in D minor, Op. 11, by Fanny Mendelssohn was conceived between 1846 and 1847 as a birthday present for her sister Rebecka, [1] and posthumously published in 1850, three years after the composer's death. [2]

Contents

The trio is in four movements:

  1. Allegro molto vivace
  2. Andante espressivo
  3. Lied: Allegretto
  4. Allegretto moderato

In 1847, an anonymous critic in the Neue Berliner Musikzeitung found in the trio “...broad, sweeping foundations that build themselves up through stormy waves into a marvelous edifice. In this respect the first movement is a masterpiece, and the trio most highly original.” [3] Angela Mace Christian refers to the piece in Grove Music Online as "one of her most impressive chamber works." [4]

Fanny Mendelsohn-Hensel. Piano Trio Op. 11: Beginning of the 3rd movement, "Song." First edition, Breitkopf and Hartel, Wiesbaden 1850. Fanny Hensel Klaviertrio op. 11 Anfang Lied.png
Fanny Mendelsohn-Hensel. Piano Trio Op. 11: Beginning of the 3rd movement, "Song." First edition, Breitkopf and Härtel, Wiesbaden 1850.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Todd, R. Larry (2009). Fanny Hensel: The Other Mendelssohn. London: Oxford University Press. p. 338.
  2. ↑ Lamb, Peter (1989). "Mendelssohn & Schumann: Piano Trios" (PDF). Hyperion Records . Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Keller, James (2014). Chamber Music: A Listener's Guide. London: Oxford University Press. p. 249.
  4. ↑ Angela Mace Christian (2018). "Hensel [née Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy)], Fanny Cäcilie". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/omo/9781561592630.013.3000000159. ISBN   978-1-56159-263-0.
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