Piano Trio No. 1 (Schubert)
The trio No. 1 in B flat major for piano , violin and cello , D. 898, is a late work by Franz Schubert : Work on it began in 1827; it was completed in the following year of death of the composer. The premiere took place on January 28, 1828 at a private " Schubertiade " with Joseph von Spaun , with the composer at the piano, Ignaz Schuppanzigh (violin) and Joseph Linke (cello). It was not until 1836, eight years after Schubert's death, that the work was printed as Schubert's Opus 99 by Anton Diabelli . Like Schubert's Piano Trio No. 2 is very long, with a typical performance time of around 40 minutes.
structure
The work consists of four movements :
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- Allegro moderato
Sonata form with two themes, the first in B flat major (4/4 time), the second in F fur. The development is very modulatory and runs through the keys of E major and F major.
2nd movement
- Andante un poco mosso
The theme (E flat major, 6/8 time) is introduced by the cello, then taken over by the violin and finally taken up by the piano. The main part is in C major, with a syncopated rhythm and fast runs.
3rd movement
- Scherzo . Allegro
The movement (again in B flat major, 3/4 time) is written in the classic form of a minuet , with the trio part corresponding to a slow waltz . The main theme of the last movement corresponds to one of Schubert's songs.
4th movement
- Rondo . Allegro vivace
2/4 time
literature
- Christopher Gibbs: The Cambridge Companion to Schubert . Cambridge University Press , 1997.
- Alfred Einstein: Schubert: A Musical Portrait . Oxford University Press , New York 1951.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Note in the supplement to the Supraphon CD (SU 3959-2)
- ^ Gibbs , p. 187
- ↑ Einstein , pages 278-279
Web links
- Schubert's Piano Trio No.1 : Sheet music and audio files in the International Music Score Library Project
- Performance (audio) of Schubert's piano trio No. 1 by the Eroica Trio in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston (MA, USA)