Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 44

Composer: FARRENC, Louise
  • Louise Farrenc published this piece in 1861. It is a trio for clarinet (or violin), cello, and piano.1
  • Farrenc dedicated this piece to Adolphe Leroy, a clarinetist and Farrenc’s teaching colleague at the Paris Conservatory.2
  • This piece was originally published by Éditions Farrenc, the firm owned by Farrenc’s husband Aristide Farrenc. It may have been his suggestion to include a violin part as an alternative to the clarinet part: since piano trios with violin, cello and piano were much more common, a violin option could have increased sales.3

Sources

  1. John P. Newhill, preface to Louise Farrenc, Trio for Clarinet, Violoncello and Piano in E flat Major (Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1995).
  2. “Six of the Best Works by Louise Farrenc,” BBC Music Magazine (June 3, 2019), accessed July 23, 2021, https://www.classical-music.com/features/articles/six-best-works-louise-farrenc/.
  3. “Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in E-flat Major,” Editions Silvertrust, accessed July 23, 2021, http://www.editionsilvertrust.com/farrenc-clarinet-trio.htm. 

Cut IDs

15475