Piano Trio, Op. 50

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Jacqueline du Pré & Pinchas Zukerman & Daniel Barenboim

The Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50 is a chamber work by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, completed in 1882. Steeped in Romantic-era language, it blends virtuosic piano writing with intense string interplay across contrasting movements — from sombre, march-like passages to expansive lyrical sections — and occupies a significant place among Tchaikovsky's late chamber compositions.

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  1. 1.
    Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: I. Pezzo elegiaco. Moderato assai - Allegro giusto
    17:56
  2. 2.
    Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (a) Tema con variazioni
    0:58
  3. 3.
    Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (b) Variation I
    0:46
  4. 4.
    Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (c) Variation II
    0:32
  5. 5.
    Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (d) Variation III
    0:49
  6. 6.
    Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (e) Variation IV
    1:06
  7. 7.
    Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (f) Variation V
    0:41
  8. 8.
    Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (g) Variation VI
    2:24
  9. 9.
    Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (h) Variation VII
    1:14
  10. 10.
    Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (i) Variation VIII
    2:19
  11. 11.
    Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (j) Variation IX
    3:08
  12. 12.
    Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (k) Variation X
    1:34
  13. 13.
    Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (l) Variation XI
    2:34
  14. 14.
    Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (m) Variation XII - Finale & coda
    7:33

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