Piano Trio in C minor, MWV Q3 (Mendelssohn)
The Piano Trio in C minor is an unnumbered work by Felix Mendelssohn. It was composed in 1820 and published posthumously in 1970.[1] Unlike many other piano trios, this work is scored for piano, violin and viola.[2] In key, all the movements are in minor and without major endings. Among the works by Mendelssohn, this is one of the least performed and recorded.
Movements
- Allegro (in C minor & sonata form, secondary theme in the exposition in E-flat major)
- Scherzo (in G minor & ternary form, middle section in G major)
- Adagio (in F minor & sonata form, secondary theme in the exposition in A-flat major)
- Allegro (in C minor & sonata form, secondary theme in the exposition in E-flat major)
Second Movement
To be precise the scherzo is in modified "minuet & trio" form, where the main scherzo features an extra introduction. In other words, the overall form can be represented as "Scherzo (ABBCC) - Trio (DDEE) - Scherzo da Capo (ABC)".
References
- ^ "Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in C minor". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano, Violin & Viola in C minor (1820)". prestoclassical.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2015.