Ballade – Charles-Édouard Lefebvre
Ballade unites flute, cello and piano in a fairly short piece that exemplifies the Romantic movement.
Piano Trio in A Minor – Maurice Ravel
Ravel, who is most known for Boléro, wrote his Basque-inspired in five weeks – rather than the typical five months – so that he could enlist in the Army for World War I.
Piano Trio No. 3, Op. 26 – Édouard Lalo
Lalo’s piece is among the first works considered uniquely French-sounding instrumental music.