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Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97

“Archduke”181141 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97 “Archduke” (1811) in four parts: Allegro moderato (sonata form), Scherzo. Allegro (minuet and trio), Andante cantabile ma però con moto (theme and variations) and Allegro moderato – Presto.

Recording: Isabelle Faust (violin), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Alexander Melnikov (piano) (2021)

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Follow all 29 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II. · Minuet and trio
  3. III ma · Theme and variations
  4. IV –
ISonata form0:13–13:00

A broad, relaxed in form. The spacious is played by the piano and then taken up by the violin, and its opening figure in the . The begins in G major, an unexpected . The includes a delicate (plucked) dialogue for the two strings and thematic trills in the piano. Then the begins, and the stays soft until the , where it fortissimo.

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  2. :
II. Minuet and trio13:10–23:38
III ma Theme and variations23:45–34:32
IV – 34:38–41:38

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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Ludwig van BeethovenChamber musicClassical periodB-flat majorSonata formMinuet and trioTheme and variations

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