Piano Trio No. 3 (Brahms)
The Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101, by Johannes Brahms is scored for piano, violin and cello, and was written in the summer of 1886 while Brahms was on holiday in Hofstetten, Switzerland. It was premiered on 20 December of that year by Brahms, violinist Jenő Hubay, and cellist David Popper.[1]
Piano Trio in C minor | |
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No. 3 | |
by Johannes Brahms | |
![]() The composer in 1880 | |
Key | C minor |
Catalogue | Op. 101 |
Composed | 1886 |
Published | 1887 |
Movements | Four |
The trio is in four movements:
First movement
C minor, sonata form
Second movement
C minor, ternary form. This movement takes the form of an intermezzo, in place of the traditional scherzo and trio.
Third movement
C major, ternary form. This movement involves the use of alternating time signatures: 3
4 and 2
4, as well as 9
8 and 6
8.
Fourth movement
C minor, sonata form. Ends in C major.
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References
- Clive, Brahms and His World:A Biographical Dictionary, p. xxvii, xxviii,xxix
External links
- Piano Trio No. 3: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Performance of Piano Trio No. 3 by the Claremont Trio from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format
- Detailed Listening Guide using the recording by Trio Opus 8
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