Piano_Trio_(Fanny_Mendelssohn)

Piano Trio (Fanny Mendelssohn)

Piano Trio (Fanny Mendelssohn)

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

Fanny Hensel, 1842, by Moritz Daniel Oppenheim

The trio is in four movements:

  1. 'llegro 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]

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References

  1. [1]
    Todd, R. Larry (2009). Fanny Hensel: The Other Mendelssohn. London: Oxford University Press. p. 338.
  2. [2]
    Lamb, Peter (1989). "Mendelssohn & Schumann: Piano Trios" (PDF). Hyperion Records. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. [3]
    Keller, James (2014). Chamber Music: A Listener's Guide. London: Oxford University Press. p. 249.
  4. [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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