Piano Trio (Hensel)
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The Piano Trio for violin, cello, piano in D minor, Op. 11, by Fanny Hensel was conceived between 1846 and 1847 as a birthday present for her sister Rebecka,[1] and posthumously published in 1850, three years after the composer's death.[2]
The trio is in four movements:
- Allegro molto vivace
- Andante espressivo
- Lied: Allegretto
- Allegretto moderato
In 1847, an anonymous critic in the Neue Berliner Musikzeitung found in the trio “...broad, sweeping foundations that build themselves up through stormy waves into a marvelous edifice. In this respect the first movement is a masterpiece, and the trio most highly original.”[3] Angela Mace Christian refers to the piece in Grove Music Online as "one of her most impressive chamber works."[4]
