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Allegro Finale. Vivace Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 11 (1881) Cécile Chaminade Allegro (1857-1944) Andante Presto Allegro molto ~~intermission~~ Piano Trio (1921) Rebecca Clarke Moderato ma appassionato (1886-1979) Poco lento e molto semplice Allegro vigoroso Neave Trio appears by arrangement with Jensen Artists This Performance Proudly Sponsored By: 5 Thank You! 2020/21 Programming Sponsors Suzanne Jones Bruce I Minkin MD Joselyn Hill 2020/21 Outreach SPonors Interested in sponsorship opportunities for you or your business? Visit ashevillechambermusic.org or contact Sarah at [email protected]. 6 ~The Performers~ Bruce I Minkin MD neave piano trio APRIL 2021 Anna Williams, violin Mikhail Veselov, cello Eri Nakamura, piano Since forming in 2010, Neave Trio – violinist Anna Williams, cellist Mikhail Veselov, and pianist Eri Nakamura – has earned enormous praise for its engaging, cutting-edge performances. WQXR explains, “’Neave’ is actually a Gaelic name meaning ‘bright’ and ‘radiant’, both of which certainly apply to this trio’s music making.” The group’s 2019 album Her Voice, on Chandos Records, was named one of the best recordings of the year by both The New York Times and BBC Radio 3. The Boston Musical Intelligencer reports, “it is inconceivable that they will not soon be among the busiest chamber ensembles going,” and “their unanimity, communication, variety of touch, and expressive sensibility rate first tier.” Neave has performed at many esteemed concert series and at festivals worldwide, including Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 92nd Street Y, Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Norfolk and Norwich Chamber Music Series (United Kingdom), and the Samoylov and Rimsky-Korsakov Museums’ Chamber Music Series in St. Petersburg (Russia). The Trio has held residency positions at Brown University, University of Virginia, San Diego State University as the first ever Fisch/Axelrod Trio-in-Residence, and the Banff Centre (Canada), among many other institutions. Neave Trio was also in residence at the MIT School of Architecture and Design in collaboration with dancer/choreographer Richard Colton. In the fall of 7 2017, the Trio joined the faculty of the Longy School of Music of Bard College as Alumni Artists, Faculty Ensemble-in-Residence. Neave Trio strives to champion new works by living composers and reach wider audiences through innovative concert presentations, regularly collaborating with artists of all mediums. These collaborations include D-Cell: an Exhibition & Durational Performance, conceived and directed by multi-disciplinary visual artist David Michalek; as well as performances with the Blythe Barton Dance Company; with dance collective BodySonnet; with projection designer Ryan Brady; in the interactive concert series “STEIN2.0,” with composer Amanuel Zarzowski; in Klee Musings by acclaimed American composer Augusta Read Thomas, which was premiered by Neave; in the premiere of Eric Nathan’s Missing Words V, sponsored by Coretet; in Leah Read’s Cloud Burst for piano trio and electronics; in Dale Trumbore’s Another Chance; and in a music video by filmmaker Amanda Alvarez Díaz of Astor Piazzolla’s “Otoño Porteño.” Gramophone described Neave Trio’s latest album, Her Voice, as “a splendid introduction to these three pioneering female composers,” and as “sumptuously recorded … a taut and vivid interpretation.” The Guardian describes the three compositions by Amy Beach, Rebecca Clarke, and Louise Farrenc as “distinctive and distinguished chamber works,” while The Strad writes of Beach’s Trio, “The dreamy cello melody of the opening Allegro - luxuriously played by Mikhail Veselov - blooms into tender interplay between the strings. Violinist Anna Williams echoes Veselov’s delicate touch, underpinned by eminently sensitive pianism from Eri Nakamura. It’s a finely etched and persuasive performance.” Neave Trio’s other critically acclaimed recordings include Celebrating Piazzolla (Azica Records, 2018), which features mezzo-soprano Carla Jablonski; French Moments (Chandos Records, 2018); and its debut album, American Moments (Chandos Records, 2016). Celebrating Piazzolla captures the composer’s rich legacy through arrangements by one of Piazzolla’s long time colleagues, José Bragato and by a younger protégé, Leonardo Suárez Paz, as well as an original work by Paz, and was included on The Arts Fuse’s list of the Best Classical Recordings of 2018. French Moments includes the only known piano trios by Debussy, Fauré, and Roussel and was featured on WQXR’s list of “The Best New Recordings of 2018 (So Far).” While the COVID-19 pandemic has shuttered concert halls around the world, the Neave Trio continues to find meaningful ways to perform safely. In April 2020, Anna Williams and Mikhail Veselov of the Neave Trio were filmed giving an emotional and heartfelt performance of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah in support of their neighbor – a nurse and 8 new mother – and all essential workers during the coronavirus crisis. The video was shared by PBS’ American Portrait series and has over 1 million views. The Trio has performed virtual concerts for the Auditori- um Chamber Music Series at University of Idaho; The Violin Channel’s “Living Room Live” series; the “Notes of Hope: Music for the Frontline” series; and for Longy School of Music of Bard College’s Virtual Benefit. In summer and fall 2020, the Trio performed socially-distanced outdoor concerts at PS21 in Chatham, NY; the Walnut Hill School’s “Summer of Art, Six Feet Apart” festival; and Newport Music Festival. ~Program Notes~ By Diane Zolnaski Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 33 (1844) Louise Farrenc Descended from a family of artists who provided sculptures and paintings for royalty, Louise (née Dumont) Farrenc’s musical and artistic talents were evident early on, musically first as a pianist and later, as a composer. In 1819, she commenced composition and orchestration classes with Anton Reicha at the Paris Conservatoire. Two years later, she married a music publisher and flutist, Aristide Farrenc. After travelling with her husband for a few years, she restarted her rigorous study with Reicha. One of her piano teachers was Johann Nepomuk Hummel, a student of Mozart. Another teacher was Ignaz Moscheles. Her earliest piano compositions, from 1825-1839, were published by Aristide’s company. Robert Schumann wrote a glowing review of her Air Russe Varié in 1836 which introduced Germany to her music. Her 30 Etudes in all the major and minor keys (c.1840) became the Paris Conservatoire’s “textbook” for all its piano classes in 1845. She also composed much chamber music and some orchestral works. For her achievements in chamber music, she was awarded the Chartier Prize by the Institut de France in 1861 and 1869. In 1842, Farrenc was appointed a professor of piano at the Paris Conservatoire and remained in that position until she retired in 1873. Farrenc was the only woman at the Conservatoire to have a permanent music position of such importance in the 19th century. In 1840, her husband closed his publishing company in order to work in the field of musicology, researching early music as well as contemporary music. Louise assisted him in this and became its only editor after Aristide died in 1865. The result of their work, done from 1861 to 1874, was Le Trésor Des Pianistes, a 23-volume collection of harpsichord and piano music covering 300 years. 9 10 In addition to the influence of her Czech, Bohemian and Austrian teachers, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Schumann were an inspiration to her. Thus her musical style is a mixture of aspects of the late Classical and early Romantic period. Gary Higginson in Music Web International has written “The First Piano Trio (of Farrenc) - is a substantial work in four movements. The opening Allegro is in sonata form and, I suppose not surprisingly, begins with a strong Beethovenian gesture. It is the most classical of the movements, especially its first subject. The ghost of Beethoven may haunt certain other passages but I was later struck by the Schumannesque Scherzo - Finally there’s a Mendelssohnian finale which, like the opening movement, is full of vibrant energy and memorable ideas. The Adagio sostenuto second movement is not quite so arresting but still delightful. Again it is early romantic in feel and not classical. What is important to remember is that Schumann, Mendelssohn, and Schubert were little known in Paris at that time. But, as mentioned, Farrenc did have a strong Leipzig connection.” Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 11 (1881) Cécile Chaminade Chaminade, who was taught piano by her pianist/singer mother, debuted as a pianist when she was 18.