Complete Piano Trios

by Brahms, Johannes

• ISBN13: 9780486257693
• ISBN10: 048625769X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1988-09-01
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

All five trios, reprinted from the Breitkopf & Hauml;rtel edition: B Major, C Major and C Minor Trios (Opp. 8, 87 and 101) for violin, cello and piano; the E-flat Major Trio (Op. 40) for violin, horn (or cello or viola) and piano; and the A Minor Trio (Op. 114) for clarinet (or viola), cello and piano.

Author Biography

German-born composer Johannes Brahms (1833–97), an important figure of the Romantic era, spent most of his career at the forefront of the Viennese musical scene. A master of counterpoint, he wrote for piano, chamber ensembles, symphony orchestras, and voice.

Table of Contents

Editor's Commentary
"Trio No. 1 for Piano, Violin, and Cello in B Major, Op. 8, Original Version (1854)"
  Allegro con moto
  Scherzo: Allegro molto
  Adagio non troppo
  Finale: Allegro molto agitato
"Trio No. 1 for Piano, Violin, and Cello in B Major, Op. 8, Revised Version (1891)"
  Allegro con brio
  Scherzo: Allegro molto
  Adagio
  Allegro
"Trio No. 2 for Piano, Violin, and Cello in C Major, Op. 87"
  Allegro
  Andante con moto
  Scherzo: Presto
  Finale: Allegro giocoso
"Trio No. 3 for Piano, Violin, and Cello in C Minor, Op. 101"
  Allegro energico
  Presto non assai
  Andante grazioso
  Allegro molto
"Trio for Piano, Violin, and Natural Horn [Waldhorn] (or Cello or Viola) in E-flat Major, Op. 40"
  Andante
  Scherzo: Allegro
  Adagio mesto
  Finale: Allegro con brio
"Trio for Piano, Clarinet (or Viola), and Cello in A Minor, Op. 114"
  Allegro
  Adagio
  Andante grazioso
  Allegro