The Trio Hélios, founded in 2014 by Camille Fonteneau, Raphaël Jouan, and Alexis Gournel, has won numerous international competitions and performs in prestigious halls worldwide.
Composition History
Saint-Saëns's Piano Trio No. 1, completed in 1864, was his first masterpiece in chamber music and paved the way for an impressive series of compositions.
Composer Biography
Lili Boulanger, who died at 24 from intestinal tuberculosis, was the first woman to win the Grand Prix de Rome in 1913 with her cantata Faust et Hélène.
Composer Biography
Camille Saint-Saëns, a child prodigy, composed his first piece of chamber music at the age of five, a genre that would occupy him for 80 years until his death.
Notable Performances
Saint-Saëns's Piano Trio No. 1 was regularly performed by the famous Trio Cortot-Thibaud-Casals from 1907 onwards, though they never recorded it.
Compositional Technique
Lili Boulanger's 'D'un soir triste' and 'D'un matin de printemps' share the same theme, but the latter uses it in a lively, optimistic dance with Debussyan colors and harmonic audacity.
Composition History
Maurice Ravel composed his Piano Trio in A minor in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, taking Saint-Saëns's Piano Trio No. 1 as a model despite their conflicts.
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