Trio Ernest, Éléonore Billy
AP413 - 1CD - 1'23'37 - Jan 16, 2026
With this album, the Trio Ernest brings Amanda Maier’s world back to life, as her Trio in E-flat major at the crossroads of German Romanticism and Swedish folk tradition converses with works by Grieg, the Schumanns, Reinecke and the distinctive colors of Éléonore Billy’s nyckelharpa.
Though Amanda Maier left her mark on the musical life of her time, the centuries that followed largely forgot her name. With this album, the Trio Ernest opens a door onto her musical world, highly personal, alongside works by Grieg, the Schumanns, and Reinecke. At its heart lies Maier’s beautiful Trio in E-flat major, at the crossroads of German Romanticism and Swedish folk tradition, as well as the Swedish Airs and Dances, whose color and charm are brought to life by Éléonore Billy’s nyckelharpa.
Clara Schumann
1. An einem lichten Morgen op. 23 no. 2 (arr. for cello and piano)
Amanda Maier / Julius Röntgen
Schwedische Weisen und Tänze op. 6 (arr. for nyckelharpa and piano trio)
2. No. 1, Moderato ed espressivo
3. No. 2, Allegro non troppo
Amanda Maier
Piano Trio in E-flat major
4. I. Allegro
5. II. Scherzo
6. III. Andante
7. IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
Edvard Grieg
8. Andante con moto EG 116
Amanda Maier / Julius Röntgen
Schwedische Weisen und Tänze op. 6 (arr. for nyckelharpa and piano trio)
9. No. 3, Andante
10. No. 4, Allegro
Carl Reinecke
Piano Trio no. 1 op. 38
11. I. Lento – Allegro ma non troppo
12. II. Andante
13. III. Scherzo. Vivace ma non troppo
14. IV. Finale. Allegro brillante
Amanda Maier / Julius Röntgen
Schwedische Weisen und Tänze op. 6 (arr. for nyckelharpa and piano trio)
15. No. 5, Andante
16. No. 6, Allegro
Robert Schumann
17. Abendlied op. 85 no. 12 (arr. Maier for violin and piano)
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