The Piano Trios

Album by Johannes Brahms & Trio Fontenay

The Piano Trios are a set of chamber works by Johannes Brahms, composed between 1854 and 1886. They exemplify Romantic chamber music, featuring richly textured writing that balances lyrical melodies and rigorous counterpoint with intimate interplay between piano, violin and cello, and they trace Brahms's development from youthful ambition to the concision of his later chamber oeuvre.
First released: 1992

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Piano Trio no. 1 in B major, op. 8: I. Allegro con brio
    15:17
  2. 2.
    Piano Trio no. 3 in C minor, op. 101: I. Allegro energico
    7:24
  3. 3.
    Piano Trio no. 1 in B major, op. 8: II. Scherzo. Allegro molto - Meno allegro
    6:22
  4. 4.
    Piano Trio no. 3 in C minor, op. 101: II. Presto non assai
    3:39
  5. 5.
    Piano Trio no. 1 in B major, op. 8: III. Adagio
    7:51
  6. 6.
    Piano Trio no. 3 in C minor, op. 101: III. Andante grazioso
    4:44
  7. 7.
    Piano Trio no. 1 in B major, op. 8: IV. Allegro
    6:52
  8. 8.
    Piano Trio no. 3 in C minor, op. 101: IV. Allegro molto
    5:49
  9. 9.
    Piano Trio no. 2 in C major, op. 87: I. Allegro - Animato
    10:14
  10. 10.
    Piano Trio no. 4 in A major, op. posth.: I. Moderato
    10:09
  11. 11.
    Piano Trio no. 2 in C major, op. 87: II. Andante con moto
    8:37
  12. 12.
    Piano Trio no. 4 in A major, op. posth.: II. Vivace - Trio
    6:41
  13. 13.
    Piano Trio no. 4 in A major, op. posth.: III. Lento
    10:18
  14. 14.
    Piano Trio no. 2 in C major, op. 87: III. Scherzo. Presto
    5:37
  15. 15.
    Piano Trio no. 2 in C major, op. 87: IV. Finale. Allegro giocoso
    6:51
  16. 16.
    Piano Trio no. 4 in A major, op. posth.: IV. Presto
    7:01

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