Rebecca Clarke's Piano Trio was composed in 1921 for the Berkshire Music Festival Competition and was initially submitted under the male pseudonym 'Anthony Trent'.
Critical Reception
Clara Schumann's Trio was so successful that it prompted her husband Robert Schumann to compose his first Trio, Op.63, and excited the enthusiasm of Johannes Brahms.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Clara Schumann, a composer and pianist, confided in her diary at age twenty that it would be arrogant to believe a woman could compose, despite having many compositions already.
Performer Biography
Trio Rigamonti is composed of three siblings: Miriam on piano, Mariella on violin, and Emanuele on cello.
Composer Biography
Rebecca Clarke, a composer and violist, was the first woman admitted to Charles Villiers Stanford's composition class at the Royal College of Music.
Composition History
Clara Schumann's Piano Trio in G minor, Op.17, was her only composition for more than two instruments.
Composer Biography
Clara Schumann's commitment to composition lessened as her husband Robert Schumann's health deteriorated, ceasing entirely upon his death.
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