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Piano Trio No. 1 in B major (1889 revision), Op. 8

185437 min

This guide follows Brahms’s Piano Trio No. 1 in B major (1889 revision), Op. 8 (1854) in four parts: Allegro con brio (sonata form), Scherzo: Allegro molto (minuet and trio), Adagio and Finale: Allegro (sonata form).

Recording: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Gautier Capuçon (cello), Nikolai Lugansky (piano) (2016)

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Follow all 34 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II: · Minuet and trio
  3. III
  4. IV: · Sonata form
I Sonata form0:04–14:23

in B major, in form. The cello and piano open with a broad that builds in intensity ( 1). A leads to the and a . Then the starts, with a re-, and the follows. Last comes a quiet marked .

  1. : 1
  2. :
II: Minuet and trio14:59–21:42
III21:46–30:34
IV: Sonata form30:58–36:58

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

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Johannes BrahmsChamber musicRomantic periodB majorSonata formMinuet and trio

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