Klaviertrios Nr. 1 & 2

Album by Johannes Brahms & Augustin Dumay & Maria João Pires & Jian Wang

Klaviertrios Nr. 1 & 2 are piano trios by German composer Johannes Brahms, composed in 1854 (No. 1, substantially revised in 1889) and 1880 respectively. Scored for piano, violin and cello, they combine Romantic melodic expression with rigorous formal development, dense polyphonic textures and rich harmonic language, and occupy a central place in Brahms's chamber music output as examples of his mature engagement with classical forms within a late-Romantic idiom.
First released: 16th January 1996

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Piano Trio no. 1 in B major, op. 8: 1. Allegro con brio
    15:13
  2. 2.
    Piano Trio no. 1 in B major, op. 8: 2. Scherzo: Allegro molto
    6:36
  3. 3.
    Piano Trio no. 1 in B major, op. 8: 3. Adagio
    9:14
  4. 4.
    Piano Trio no. 1 in B major, op. 8: 4. Finale: Allegro
    6:51
  5. 5.
    Piano Trio no. 2 in C major, op. 87: 1. Allegro
    9:57
  6. 6.
    Piano Trio no. 2 in C major, op. 87: 2. Andante con moto
    8:14
  7. 7.
    Piano Trio no. 2 in C major, op. 87: 3. Scherzo: Presto
    4:33
  8. 8.
    Piano Trio no. 2 in C major, op. 87: 4. Finale: Allegro giocoso
    6:00

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