The Piano Trios

Album by Johannes Brahms & Beaux Arts Trio

The Piano Trios are three chamber works by German composer Johannes Brahms, composed between 1854 and 1886. They are Romantic-era chamber pieces that combine symphonic piano writing with intricate string textures, illustrating Brahms's use of chromatic harmony, motivic development and a shift from expansive early forms to more concentrated late-period structures within his career.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Piano Trio no. 1 in B, op. 8: I. Allegro con brio
    15:12
  2. 2.
    Piano Trio no. 1 in B, op. 8: II. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
    6:24
  3. 3.
    Piano Trio no. 1 in B, op. 8: III. Adagio
    8:44
  4. 4.
    Piano Trio no. 1 in B, op. 8: IV. Allegro
    6:35
  5. 5.
    Piano Trio no. 3 in C minor, op. 101: I. Allegro energico
    7:10
  6. 6.
    Piano Trio no. 3 in C minor, op. 101: II. Presto non assai
    3:17
  7. 7.
    Piano Trio no. 3 in C minor, op. 101: III. Andante grazioso
    4:30
  8. 8.
    Piano Trio no. 3 in C minor, op. 101: IV. Allegro molto
    5:19

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Piano Trio no. 2 in C, op. 87: I. Allegro
    9:39
  2. 3.
    Piano Trio no. 2 in C, op. 87: II. Andante con moto
    7:48
  3. 4.
    Piano Trio no. 2 in C, op. 87: III. Scherzo (Presto)
    4:28
  4. 5.
    Piano Trio no. 2 in C, op. 87: IV. Finale (Allegro giocoso)
    6:02
  5. 6.
    Piano Trio no. 4 in A, op. posth.: I. Moderato
    9:55
  6. 7.
    Piano Trio no. 4 in A, op. posth.: II. Vivace: Trio
    6:15
  7. 8.
    Piano Trio no. 4 in A, op. posth.: III. Lento
    10:06
  8. 9.
    Piano Trio no. 4 in A, op. posth.: IV. Presto
    7:17

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