Gabriel Pierné's Piano Trio op.45 was premiered in Paris on February 11, 1922, with Pierné himself playing the piano, George Enescu on violin, and Gérard Hekking on cello.
Compositional Technique
The second movement of Pierné's Trio op.45, an Allegretto scherzando in 8/8 metre divided into 3+5, reflects experiments with the Basque zortzico, similar to works by Saint-Saëns and Ravel.
Composer Biography
Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937), a composer, pianist, organist, and conductor, was a brilliant student at the Paris Conservatoire, studying composition with Jules Massenet, and later won the Prix de Rome.
Notable Performances
The premiere of Fauré's Piano Trio op.120 took place on May 12, 1923, the composer's 78th birthday, but he was too ill to attend.
Composition History
Gabriel Fauré's Piano Trio op.120 is one of his last works, composed between April 1922 and February 1923, after his publisher suggested he write a trio.
Notable Performances
A second performance of Fauré's Piano Trio op.120, featuring famous musicians Jacques Thibaud, Pablo Casals, and Alfred Cortot, was described by a critic as "a performance at once so moving, so intelligent, so sober, and so grand."
Compositional Technique
Pierné's Trio op.45 follows the tradition of César Franck, using a cyclic form where main ideas from the first movement recur in other movements.
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