Robert Schumann hesitated for a long time before systematically approaching classical chamber forms like the piano trio, beginning only around 1842 at age thirty-two.
Composer Biography
Before 1840, Robert Schumann's musical output focused almost exclusively on piano works, which established his enduring fame.
Compositional Technique
Schumann's Phantasiestücke Op. 88, originally composed in 1842, demonstrate his difficulty in fully conforming to the traditional sonata form.
Compositional Technique
In his Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 63, Schumann broke with tradition by writing the movement indications in German instead of Italian, signaling a desire for something new.
Album & Artwork
The name EsTrio combines the German E flat (Es), Freud's concept of the Id (Es), and the word Trio, evoking the Greek concept of 'estro' or creative flair.
Composition History
Schumann offered his Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63, to his wife Clara as a birthday present on September 13, 1847.
Performer Biography
EsTrio, an Italian chamber ensemble, has performed complete chamber music cycles by Schumann and Mendelssohn at major Italian concert seasons.
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