Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Nationality:
Finnish
Born: December 8, 1865, Hämeenlinna Died: September 20, 1957, Järvenpää (age 91)
Piano Trio No. 3 in D major, JS 209, "Korpo"
(for violin, cello and piano)
| 10:58 | I. | Allegro moderato | |
| 15:32 | II. | Fantasia. Andante | |
| 9:33 | III. | Finale. Vivace |
Duration: 29 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1887 (age 21-22)
2 recordings,
4 videos
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10:58
Jaakko Kuusisto, Marko Ylönen, Folke Grasbeck
I.
Allegro moderato
15:32
Jaakko Kuusisto, Marko Ylönen, Folke Grasbeck
II.
Fantasia. Andante
9:33
Jaakko Kuusisto, Marko Ylönen, Folke Grasbeck
III.
Finale. Vivace
20:37
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glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
- 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
- fantasia, fantasy, fantazy, fantazia, phantasy, phantasie, fancy, fantasie [G], fantaisie [F] —generally, a piece of music favoring a free flight of expression over strict adherence to formal rules; suggesting an improvisational character. However, there are at least two more specific historical meanings: 1) the fantasia/fantasie/fancy of English Renaissance viol consort music and 2) Cobbett's Phantasie, an early 20th century form of single-movement chamber music inspired by the Renaissance fancy with the goal of stimulating new English chamber or "consort" music.
- finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
- 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
- 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
- vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro