The violinist Thomas Albertus Irnberger, the cellist David Geringas and the pianist Barbara Moser play Piano Trios by female composers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Amy Marcy Beach artfully combines French modernity with late romantic and American folklore elements in her Trio from 1938, Sonia Eckhardt-Gramatté's work Ein wenig Musik impresses with originality, melodious ideas and diverse rhythmic components, Louise Farrenc's Trio from 1857 shows that she was a contemporary of early Romanticism, but also dealt with Ancient music, Mélanie Hélène Bonis' pieces for piano trio Soir and Matin were created in 1907 and reflect the different moods of a day, while Julia Frances Smith's Cornwall Trio from 1966 expresses the funny, playful energy of the gifted composer that she was. © Gramola Records