OPUS 8
PIANO TRIO NO.1 IN B MAJOR FOR PIANO, VIOLIN AND CELLO
Org. title: "Trio für pianoforte, Violine und Violoncell"COMPOSED:
(1st version) January 1854 in Hannover, Germany(2nd version) Summer 1889 in Ischl, Austria
FIRST PERFORMANCE:
(1st version) (2nd version)
PUBLISHED:
(1st version) November 1854 by Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig(2nd version)
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(1st version) (2nd version)
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(1st version 1854)
Duration approx. 42 mins.
1. Allegro con moto - tempo un poco più moderato - schnell2. Scherzo: Allegro molto - trio: più lento - tempo primo3. Adagio non troppo - allegro - tempo primo4. Finale: Allegro molto agitato - un poco più lento - tempo primo
(2nd version 1889)
Duration approx. 33 mins.
1. Allegro con brio - tranquillo - in tempo ma sempre sostenuto2. Scherzo: Allegro molto - meno allegro - tempo primo3. Adagio4. Finale: Allegro
This is the only work by Brahms that exist in two published version. 1888 Brahms revised the work extensively and published it as a "Neue Ausgabe" in 1889
Duration approx. 42 mins.
1. Allegro con moto - tempo un poco più moderato - schnell2. Scherzo: Allegro molto - trio: più lento - tempo primo3. Adagio non troppo - allegro - tempo primo4. Finale: Allegro molto agitato - un poco più lento - tempo primo
(2nd version 1889)
Duration approx. 33 mins.
1. Allegro con brio - tranquillo - in tempo ma sempre sostenuto2. Scherzo: Allegro molto - meno allegro - tempo primo3. Adagio4. Finale: Allegro
This is the only work by Brahms that exist in two published version. 1888 Brahms revised the work extensively and published it as a "Neue Ausgabe" in 1889
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