After her marriage in 1880, Amanda Maier's public concertizing almost ceased, as it was considered unfitting for a married, respectable bourgeois woman to perform publicly at the time.
Composer Biography
Amanda Maier, a Swedish violinist, organist, cellist, and virtuoso pianist, was the first woman in Sweden to achieve the title of Musikdirektör, signifying excellence in multiple musical fields.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Amanda Maier, a Swedish composer, considered herself a 'pure national' or 'Nordic' in her compositions, which was appreciated in Leipzig where she studied.
Recording & Production
The recording was made in 2025 at Studio Paulello in Villethierry, France, with artistic direction by Mathieu Herzog and Ambroise Helmlinger.
Instruments
The album features a nyckelharpa, an extraordinary instrument played by Éléonore Billy, which adds a unique sound to the folk tunes on the recording.
Composition History
Amanda Maier's Piano Trio in E-flat major was considered lost for about 150 years until her great-grandson rediscovered it in a trunk of old papers in 2016.
Album & Artwork
The album aims to rebalance concert programs, which the performers felt were previously as mixed as an 18th-century gentlemen's club, by including pieces composed by women.
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