🇩🇪Clara Schumann ： Piano Trio in g-moll Op.17

This chamber work is shaped by the equal interaction of piano, violin, and cello, with the instruments passing melodic ideas among one another as the music unfolds. It consists of 4 movements: the substantial development of the first movement, the minuet-like second, the songful third, and the light-footed finale create a clear contrast. The piano is more than an accompaniment; performers should make its exchanges with the strings distinct while carefully balancing the three instruments’ tone and volume, shaping the direction of each phrase, and bringing out the changes between tension and release.