The Neave Trio, the performers on this album, has been nominated for a GRAMMY® in the Best Chamber Music / Small Ensemble category for their 2022 album, 'Musical Remembrances'.
Composer Biography
Dora Pejačević, a Croatian composer featured on this album, was largely self-taught as a composer and came from an aristocratic family.
Critical Reception
Cécile Chaminade's Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 34, was described by a critic in 1897 as one of the 'hits of the evening' at a concert in Cambrai.
Composer Biography
Clara Schumann, one of the composers on this album, suffered a miscarriage while working on her Piano Trio, Op. 17.
Composition History
Clara Schumann originally intended to dedicate her Piano Trio, Op. 17, to Fanny Mendelssohn (Hensel), who died suddenly while the edition was in preparation.
Compositional Technique
Dora Pejačević's Piano Trio (No. 2), Op. 29, features a short, dotted motif that is used repeatedly, creating an 'obsessive repetition'.
Critical Reception
Clara Schumann, despite praise from figures like Johannes Brahms and Joseph Joachim, doubted the worth of her own Piano Trio, Op. 17, calling it 'a woman's work'.
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