Piano Trios, Op. 1 (Beethoven)

Piano Trios
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven in 1801, portrait by Carl Traugott Riedel
Key
Catalogue Op. 1/1–3
Dedication Prince Lichnowsky
Performed 1795 (1795): Vienna

Ludwig van Beethoven's Opus 1 is a set of three piano trios (written for piano, violin, and cello), first performed in 1795 in the house of Prince Lichnowsky, to whom they are dedicated.[1] The trios were published in 1795.

Despite the Op. 1 designation, these trios were not Beethoven's first published compositions; this distinction belongs rather to his Dressler Variations for keyboard (WoO 63). Clearly he recognized these compositions as the earliest ones he had produced that were substantial enough (and marketable enough) to fill out a first major publication to introduce his style of writing to the musical public.

Op. 1 No. 1 - Piano Trio No. 1 in E-flat major

The first movement opens with a similar figure to that of the third movement of Mozart's 20th Piano Concerto.

Op. 1 No. 2 - Piano Trio No. 2 in G major

Op. 1 No. 3 - Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor

Unlike the other piano trios in this opus, the third trio does not have a scherzo as its third movement but a minuet instead.

This third piano trio was later reworked by Beethoven into the C minor string quintet, Op. 104.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Beethoven's Trios for string instruments, wind instruments and for mixed ones. All About Beethoven. Retrieved 2011-12-10
  2. ↑ String Quintet in C minor, Op 104. Hyperion Records. Retrieved 2011-12-10
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