Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Trio pour piano

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Sonate pour violoncelle
Sonate pour violon

Gabriel Fauré
Trio pour piano, op. 120

Hagai Shaham, violon
Arnon Perez, piano
Raphael Wallfisch, violoncelle

These four works, by perhaps the three most commanding figures in French music in the early part of the 20th century, were all composed within the space of eight years, and are among their composers’ definitive contributions to the chamber music genre. In their different ways, each has an autobiographical element, while transcending mere personal details to produce utterances that remain haunting in their universality.