Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Nationality:
German
Born: June 11, 1864, Munich Died: September 8, 1949, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (age 85)
Piano Trio No. 2 in D major, TrV 71 AV 53
(for violin, cello and piano)
| 7:25 | I. | Allegro moderato | |
| 5:06 | II. | Andante cantabile ma non troppo | |
| 4:35 | III. | Scherzo. Allegro assai | |
| 9:08 | IV. | Finale. Lento assai - Allegro vivace |
Duration: 24 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1878 (age 13-14)
4 recordings,
16 videos
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8:22
Odeon Trio
I.
Allegro moderato
4:55
Odeon Trio
II.
Andante cantabile ma non troppo
4:43
Odeon Trio
III.
Scherzo. Allegro assai
8:29
Odeon Trio
IV.
Finale. Lento assai - Allegro vivace
7:30
Monticello Trio
I.
Allegro moderato
5:58
Monticello Trio
II.
Andante cantabile ma non troppo
4:57
Monticello Trio
III.
Scherzo. Allegro assai
11:18
Monticello Trio
IV.
Finale. Lento assai - Allegro vivace
8:12
Amelia Piano Trio
I.
Allegro moderato
4:31
Amelia Piano Trio
II.
Andante cantabile ma non troppo
4:46
Amelia Piano Trio
III.
Scherzo. Allegro assai
8:37
Amelia Piano Trio
IV.
Finale. Lento assai - Allegro vivace
5:35
Mendelssohn Piano Trio
I.
Allegro moderato
4:59
Mendelssohn Piano Trio
II.
Andante cantabile ma non troppo
3:55
Mendelssohn Piano Trio
III.
Scherzo. Allegro assai
8:06
Mendelssohn Piano Trio
IV.
Finale. Lento assai - Allegro vivace
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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
- assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
- cantabile, cantate, cantando—singing, lyrical, flowing
- 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
- finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- ma—but, however
- 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
- scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
- trio (1)—an ensemble or work for 3 players
- troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much
- vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro