Piano Trio (Fanny Mendelssohn)

The Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11, by Fanny Mendelssohn was conceived between 1846 and 1847 as a birthday present for her sister, and posthumously published in 1850, three years after the composer's death.

The trio is in four movements:

  1. Allegro molto vivace
  2. Andante espressivo
  3. Lied: Allegretto
  4. 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.” Angela Mace Christian refers to the piece in Grove Music Online as "one of her most impressive chamber works."

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