This new release from the Seraphim Trio presents works by Clara Schumann, Germaine Tailleferre, Dora Pejačević and Elizabeth Younan. The Schumann is probably the most familiar (her Op. 17), the Pejačević and Tailleferre perhaps less so, while Australian composer Younan’s piece is a relatively new one from 2018.

Tailleferre’s spritely, witty and oh-so-French trio starts things off. Astonishingly, the first and third movements predate World War I, while the second and fourth are from the last few years of Tailleferre’s life, and yet they work as a cohesive piece convincingly. Anna Goldworthy’s comfortable, naturalistic phrasing is particularly clear in the lovely slow movement, where Helen Ayres and Tim Nankervis can stretch out with some long-spun melodies. A winner of a piece.

Schumann’s trio, too, gets a delicious performance here, with a solidly plush acoustic giving a nice richness to things; the final movement, for instance, simply sparkles.

Younan’s Piano Trio from 2018 is a punchy, intense work, although I’m afraid I didn’t catch the overall structure that the composer mentions in the notes; lots of cool moments,...