Piano Trio No. 42 (Haydn)

Joseph Haydn's Piano Trio No. 42 in E-flat major, Hob. XV/30 was completed in 1796 and first published in Vienna by Artaria in 1797.[1]

The trio is in three movements:

  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Andante con moto
  3. Presto

The first movement's broad opening theme is stated in piano, accompanied by arpeggiated fragments in the strings. This develops into a variety of thematic ideas, including a gently lilting violin melody, before the exposition reaches the dominant key, B-flat major. The second half of the exposition includes a minor-mode episode in which another quietly flowing theme is introduced, giving way to rapid sixteenth-note figuration. The development section presents several unexpected harmonic turns before the home key is reached again. The second movement, in the fairly remote key of C major, involves an alternation between a slow, stately dance and a more animated middle section with a lyrical melody. The movement closes on the dominant, lending an element of surprise to the sudden onset of the lively triple-time finale, back in E-flat major. The opening theme of this movement traces a chromatically rising line, and the frequent up-beat accents lend a quirkiness to the rhythm. Like the first movement, this one contains numerous harmonic surprises.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Clark, Caryl (2005). The Cambridge Companion to Haydn. Cambridge University Press. p. 135. ISBN 0521833477.
  2. ↑ Philip, Robert (2009). "Piano Trio in E flat major, Hob XV:30 (Haydn) - from CDA67757 - Hyperion Records - MP3 and Lossless downloads". www.hyperion-records.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-08-05.


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