NEAVE TRIO
A Room of Her Own
Works by Chaminade, Smyth, Tailleferre, and Boulanger Chandos CHAN 20238, CD (reviewed as 24/96). 2024. Jonathan Cooper, prod. & eng.
Despite the preponderance of classical orchestral blockbusters overplayed at audio shows, a goodly number of us enjoy nothing more than basking in the refined beauties of smaller-scaled chamber music. If you would like to spread your wings beyond the giant guys of the literature, the Neave Trio’s exploration of trios composed early in the lives of Cécile Chaminade (1857–1944), Lili Boulanger (1893–1918), Germaine Tailleferre (1892–1983),
