Eta Cohen (violin)
Athol Page (violoncello)
Robert Hooker (pianoforte)
Trio in G minor.....................Smetana
1 Moderato assai. 2 Allegro, ma non agitato. 3 Presto
This trio was written in memory of Smetana's eldest daughter, who died in 1855, when she was four years old, having shown signs, even at this tender age, of outstanding musical talent. It was begun while the composer was still suffering the full grief of his bereavement and a funeral march figures prominently in the last movement.