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| Classical Composer: | Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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| Work: | Piano Trio in G Major, WoO 37 |
| Year Composed: | 1786 |
| Instrumentation: | fl, bn, pf |
| Publisher: | Breitkopf & Härtel |
| Duration: | 00:25:00 |
| Period: | Classical (1750-1830) |
| Work Category: | Chamber Music |
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The autograph of the Trio in G major, WoO37, for flute, bassoon and piano, has the title Trio concertant a clavicembalo, flauto, fagotto, composto da Ludovici van Beethoven organista di S.S.Electeur de cologne, which provides a date between 1786 and 1790, from Beethoven's years in Bonn. It has been suggested that it may have been written for Count von Westerholt, who played the bassoon, his flautist son and pianist daughter. The first movement opens with a G major ascending arpeggio, suggesting the so-called 'Mannheim rocket', figuration familiar in the heyday of the famous Mannheim orchestra. In concertante style, the sonata form movement continues with instrument rivalling instrument in rapid scale figuration. The second movement is a G minor Adagio, the interplay of the instruments leading to a concluding D major chord and a short bridging passage that allows the piano a short cadenza before the final theme and variations. The piano introduces the theme, joined by the other instruments, leading to a first variation in which the piano is prominent. The second variation centres on the bassoon, with triplet figuration, followed by a version for the lute, tracked by the piano. The fourth variation, in G minor and 6/8, centres on the bassoon and piano in thirds, returning to G major for a fifth with the piano in demisemiquavers, and the figuration taken up by the flute in the sixth treatment of the material. The final variation is led principally by the flute, and the work concludes with a lively version of the theme.
Writer: Keith Anderson
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