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| Classical Composer: | Berwald, Franz |
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| Work: | Piano Trio No. 4 in C Major |
| Year Composed: | 1853 |
| Duration: | 00:18:44 |
| Work Category: | Chamber Music |
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Having completed the Trio No. 2 in F minor and the Trio No. 3 in D minor during 1851, Berwald returned once more around 1853 to the unfinished business of the Trio in C major. Instead of further revision, he composed in effect a new work, based in part on the earlier material. This was published only posthumously, in 1896. The work consists of three sections, corresponding to Allegro, slow movement (without a scherzo) and finale, notated as one movement and suggesting, at least, classical design. The first movement starts with a new theme, derived in part from an ascending theme in the 1845 finale, with the intention of providing an element of unity. After a descending motif in the transition, there is a G major second subject, restated a tone higher, with a third theme on the cello, suggesting Borodin. There is a development of the first subject, after which the descending motif leads to a piano solo, prefiguring the beautiful G major slow movement, using an element that precedes the transition to the Scherzo in the 1845 work. The finale is a recognisable version of the original finale, with one idea replaced by the march-like motif from the discarded Scherzo of 1850. Berwald's reworking of this material in no way diminishes the appeal of the original Trio, since each version has its claim to legitimacy.
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