Their passion for the life and works of women composers connects the musicians of trioW. The fascinating life-stories and compositional tours de force prompted Katharina Wimmer, Stefan Welsch and Ingrid Wendel to include more and more of these works in their concert repertoire. Since the Romantic period – in spite of the prejudice against women who composed – some compositions by women were justifiably regarded with great interest, most, however, disappeared again relatively quickly from the concert halls. This disc allows us to enjoy the sound of these Unheard-of Treasures for violin and piano, for cello and piano as well as for piano trio: Amanda Maier (1853–1894), Clara Schumann (1819–1896), Amy Beach (1867–1944), Lili Boulanger (1893–1918) und Dora Pejacevic (1885–1923).
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Reviews
“… The performances and recording are excellent and passionately committed …Altogether this Naxos CD is a triumph, a welcome showcase for richly rewarding music.”
Philip Borg-Wheeler – Fanfare – July/August 2021
“… an enjoyable collection of works … The sound quality, in the much-used Marienmünster Abbey, is all one could want.”
David Barker – MusicWeb-International.com – 10 February 2021
“… The trioW plays music by five female composers and is one hundred percent committed to this programme. This is immediately apparent in the sonata by the Swedish violinist and composer Amanda Maier-Röntgen (1853-1894), who composed it in Leipzig in 1873… Katharina Wimmer and Ingrid Wendel play this sonata with great passion. In the Allegretto, the middle part of the second movement, Andantino, and in the final Allegro molto vivace, their exuberant and enthusiastic playing is delightful… the strongest impression on this CD, in my opinion, is left by Amanda Maier-Röntgen’s stunning Sonata.” *****
Remy Franck – Pizzicato.lu – 14 December 2020
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