Debussy composed this work in summer 1880 in Fiesole Italy when he was 18 years old. At the time he was the musical travelling companion of Nadescha von Meck Tschaikowsky’s famous patroness. Most of the autographmaterial was thought to have been lost and was only discovered over 100 years later in 1982 in the estate of Debussy’s pupil Maurice Dumesnil. When Henle published the first edition in 1986 the music world welcomed theTrio with open arms. Ensembles rushed to play it and numerous recordings followed. Although formal conventions prevail the work displays a melodic freshness as well as inflections and phrases that are typical ofDebussy.

extrait du - excerpt from Série III Vol. 1 - Set of Parts-Claude Debussy's Trio Pour Piano Violon Et Violoncelle. Parts.

Cette oeuvre pour violon, violoncelle et piano en un seul mouvement, est née d'une commande pour accompagner une exposition de tableaux consacrée aux de portraits de Debussy et Schumann. / Violon, Violoncelle Et Piano