27. Candlelit Late Night
Schumann’s popular D minor Trio was written in response to the G minor Trio composed by his wife Clara. The two Trios were premiered together in one the many Schumann Hausmusik concerts with Clara on piano; she was with Liszt Europe’s preeminent pianist so those concerts must have been quite some occasions. Schumann’s Trio is highly dramatic reflecting his obsession with opera at that time. The outer movements almost burst apart with the energy he produces and, in between, he creates a deeply felt but tender slow movement.
