Piano Trios, Op. 1 (Beethoven)
Ludwig van Beethoven's Opus 1 is a set of three piano trios (written for piano, violin, and violoncello), first performed in 1793 in the house of Prince Lichnowsky, to whom they are dedicated.[1] The trios were published in 1795.
Despite the Op. 1 designation these were not Beethoven's first published compositions; this distinction belongs to his Dressler Variations for keyboard (WoO 63).
Op. 1 No. 1 - Piano Trio No. 1 in E-flat major
- Allegro (E flat major)
- Adagio cantabile (A flat major)
- Scherzo. Allegro assai (E flat major, with a trio in A flat major)
- Finale. Presto (E flat major)
Op. 1 No. 2 - Piano Trio No. 2 in G major
- Adagio - Allegro vivace (G major)
- Largo con espressione (E major)
- Scherzo. Allegro (G major, with a trio in B minor)
- Finale. Presto (G major)
Op. 1 No. 3 - Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor
- Allegro con brio (C minor)
- Andante cantabile con Variazioni (E flat major)
- Minuetto. Quasi allegro (C minor, with a trio in C major)
- Finale. Prestissimo (C minor, concluding in C major)
Unlike the other piano trios in this opus, the third trio does not have a scherzo as its third movement but a minuet instead.
This third piano trio was later reworked by Beethoven into the C minor string quintet, Op. 104.[2]
References
- ^ Beethoven's Trios for string instruments, wind instruments and for mixed ones. All About Beethoven. Retrieved 2011-12-10
- ^ String Quintet in C minor, Op 104. Hyperion Records. Retrieved 2011-12-10
External links
- Piano Trio No. 1, Piano Trio No. 2, Piano Trio No. 3: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Performance of Piano Trio No. 1 by the Claremont Trio from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format
- Performance of Piano Trio No. 3, I Allegro con brio
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