Meyrswalden:
Piano Trio
Violin Sonata
Nonet

The life of Austrian pianist and composer Mathilde Kralik von Meyrswalden could well be worth a biopic from some famous streaming platform. His affluent social position served him to compose for pleasure and not out of necessity. In addition, she was the regent of a well-known musical hall in which morning sessions were held for the Viennese public every Sunday. This creator, which has been practically invisible to current musicology, presents in its catalogue more than 250 works, most of them vocal and destined for the Coral Society of Women of Vienna. Thanks to novelties such as this recording of the H?nssler Classic we can discover its brief incursion into instrumental music.

The Piano Trio en fa major (1880) is a composition widely reviewed by the author, who did not publish it until 20 years after its conception. In it it offers a great knowledge of the technique of the instruments and combines them in a masterful way, achieving melodies more than attractive to the listener. His fourth movement, especially seductive in the hands of his interpreters, should be highlighted. This magnificent overflowing energy execution has been carried out by Oliver Triendl (broadly known for his interest and skill in the pianistic repertoire of composers) and Korbinian Altenberger and Samuel Lutzker to the violin and cello, respectively.

The Sonata for violin in re minor (1878) was described at the time of its premiere as a piece of male seriousness and "improper of a woman." Leaving aside outdated comments like that, from here go my invitation to enjoy Altenberger's dizzying precision by fading Kralik's emotive melodies on his violin. Finally, the Noneto for piano, clarinet, fagot, two trumpets and string quartet in do menor (1901) was his next instrumental work of a cameristic character. Although his full listening is recommended, particular attention deserves his Sarabanda for the compositional maturity he shows. Ursula Kepser and Gerda Sperlich to the tubes have sung with deep exquisite each of the phrases, providing a crystalline color on which the rest of the voices have rested.

Alicia Scarlates, a partner of Králik, gave the National Library of Austria all the musical production of the composer. From here we encourage reassessed new (and interesting) repertoires to rediscover their work.