Piano Trios

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Bedřich Smetana & Trio con Brio Copenhagen

The Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50 is a piano trio by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed in 1881–82. Scored for piano, violin and cello, the work combines Romantic lyricism, dramatic contrasts and folk-inflected motifs and occupies a significant place in the composer's late chamber output as a large-scale, commemorative composition reflecting his stylistic development in the early 1880s.
First released: 1st December 2015

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50 “In Memory of a Great Artist”: I. Pezzo elegiaco (Moderato assai – Allegro giusto)
    18:13
  2. 2.
    Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50 “In Memory of a Great Artist”: IIA. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto –
    1:04
  3. 3.
    Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50 “In Memory of a Great Artist”: IIA. Var I –
    0:53
  4. 4.
    Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50 “In Memory of a Great Artist”: IIA. Var II: Più mosso –
    0:38
  5. 5.
    Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50 “In Memory of a Great Artist”: IIA. Var III: Allegro moderato –
    0:56
  6. 6.
    Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50 “In Memory of a Great Artist”: IIA. Var IV: L’istesso tempo (Allegro moderato) –
    1:12
  7. 7.
    Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50 “In Memory of a Great Artist”: IIA. Var V: L’istesso tempo –
    0:39
  8. 8.
    Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50 “In Memory of a Great Artist”: IIA. Var VI: Tempo di Valse –
    2:29
  9. 9.
    Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50 “In Memory of a Great Artist”: IIA. Var VII: Allegro moderato –
    1:21
  10. 10.
    Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50 “In Memory of a Great Artist”: IIA. Var VIII: Fuga (Allegro moderato) –
    2:35
  11. 11.
    Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50 “In Memory of a Great Artist”: IIA. Var IX: Andante flebile, ma non tanto –
    2:54
  12. 12.
    Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50 “In Memory of a Great Artist”: IIA. Var X: Tempo di mazurka –
    1:53
  13. 13.
    Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50 “In Memory of a Great Artist”: IIA. Var XI: Moderato –
    2:16
  14. 14.
    Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50 “In Memory of a Great Artist”: IIB. Variazioni Finale e coda: Allegretto risoluto e con fuoco – [Coda] Andante con moto – Lugubre
    7:24
  15. 15.
    Piano Trio in G minor, op. 15: I. Moderato assai – Più animato
    11:55
  16. 16.
    Piano Trio in G minor, op. 15: II. Allegro, ma non agitato
    8:47
  17. 17.
    Piano Trio in G minor, op. 15: III. Finale. Presto
    9:00

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