Farrenc Trio for clarinet, cello and piano op44

Louise Farrenc - Trio for clarinet, cello and piano op44 (1856) 0:04 I. Andate - Allegro moderato 9:26 II. Adagio 15:50 III. Minuetto: Allegro 19:52 IV. Allegro Charlie Dale-Harris, clarinet Corinna Boylan, cello Thomas Ang, piano ------------------------------------------------ Louise Farrenc (née Dumont) was a composer and virtuoso pianist who held the post of piano professor at the Paris Conservatory for 31 years. She was a pupil of Reicha and her early compositions won praise from such figures as Schumann, and she was recognised as a first-rate composer. Though she wrote piano pieces throughout her life, it is the chamber music that consistently demonstrates the quality of her inspiration. This clarinet trio is elegantly mid-century Romantic and resembles Mendelssohn in its twinkling piano figures in the outer movements, while the stately minuet is offset by a lushly lyrical slow movement.