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Technical Notice
| Classical Composer: | Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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| Work: | Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1, No. 3 |
| Year Composed: | 1795 |
| Instrumentation: | vn, vc, pf |
| Publishers: |
Universal Edition C.F. Peters Corporation Augener Litolff Editions Breitkopf & Härtel |
| Duration: | 00:30:00 |
| Period: | Classical (1750-1830) |
| Work Category: | Chamber Music |
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Haydn's reservations about public reaction to the C minor Piano Trio were understandable. In addition to strong contrasts in dynamics, an effect that became increasingly characteristic of Beethoven, there are harmonic innovations, notably in the recapitulation of the first movement. The exposition opens with a phrase played by all three instruments together. This re-appears to link what follows and to form the substance of the central development.
The second movement consists of a theme and five variations. The theme itself is announced by the piano, which dominates the first variation, leaving principal activity to violin and cello in the second. The embellished melodic line of the piano is accompanied by plucked strings in the third variation, followed by an E flat minor variation and a fifth with triplet figuration in the keyboard part. The movement ends with a brief coda.
The third movement is a Minuet, with a C major Trio section. This leads to a finale marked Prestissimo. Here a short introduction leads to the statement by the violin of the principal theme, which is then handed over to the piano, following in the key of E flat major in the cello. The violin introduces the second subject, and this thematic material is duly developed at the heart of the movement, before a piano cadenza leads into the final recapitulation.
Writer: Keith Anderson
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