Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876-1948)

Nationality: Italian

Born: January 12, 1876, Venice Died: January 21, 1948, Venice (age 72)

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Piano Trio No. 1 in D major, Op. 5

(for violin, cello and piano)

14:14	I.	Allegro molto moderato
	II.	Presto
	III.	Larghetto (grazioso. Molto tranquillo)
	IV.	Allegro vivace assai

Duration: 38 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1898 (age 21-22)

2 recordings, 2 videos

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38:20

Trio di Venezia (complete)

14:14

Trio di Venezia

I. Allegro molto moderato

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Born: March 17, 1839, Vaduz, Liechtenstein Died: November 25, 1901, Munich (age 62)

glossary

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
larghetto—slow, but a bit faster than largo
moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
molto [It]—very much
opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
piano trio, Klaviertrio [G], Trio avec piano [F]—an ensemble comprising violin, cello and piano.Second only to the string quartet as an essential genre, form and ensemble of chamber music
presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
tranquillo [It], tranquille [F], tranquillement—tranquil, peaceful, soft
trio (1)—an ensemble or work for 3 players
vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro