Throughout his composing career, Dotzauer experimented with a plethora of chamber music settings: from the most basic solo instrument with piano accompaniment to the string quartet (25 exemplars), from solo woodwind with string trio to quartet with two cellos and several vocal settings.

One piece, though, was missing to make his puzzle complete: a chamber piece where the piano would’ve been the main actor. Dotzauer eventually completed his quest with the last chamber piece he would ever write...