Jean Françaix (1912-1997)
Nationality:
French
Born: May 23, 1912, Le Mans Died: September 25, 1997, Paris (age 85)
Piano Trio in D major
(for violin, cello and piano)
| I. | |||
| II. | Scherzando | ||
| III. | Andante | ||
| IV. | Allegrissimo |
Duration: 17 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1986 (age 73-74)
2 recordings,
2 videos
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16:49
Gawriloff, Goritzki, Havenith
17:07
ATOS Trio
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Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979)
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Nationality:
French
Born: September 16, 1887, Paris Died: October 22, 1979, Paris (age 92)
glossary
- -issimo [I]—An ending used to form a superlative meaning "very", "extremely", "the most". E.g. presto = fast, prestissimo = extremely fast
- allegrissimo—very lively tempo, faster than allegro
- andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- piano trio, Klaviertrio [G], Trio avec piano [F]—an ensemble comprising violin, cello and piano.Second only to the string quartet as an essential genre, form and ensemble of chamber music
- scherzando [I], scherzoso, scherzante—playfully, lively, jestingly
- trio (1)—an ensemble or work for 3 players