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The Piano Trio, Op. 8, is a composition in G minor for piano, violin and cello, by Frédéric Chopin, written in 1828 or 1829, and published in 1829, dedicated to Antoni Radziwiłł.

Piano Trio
by Frédéric Chopin
The composer in 1835
Key	G minor
Opus	8
Dedication	Antoni Radziwiłł
Published	1829 (1829)
Movements	four

Structure

It has four movements:

1. Allegro con fuoco (G minor)
2. Scherzo: Vivace (G major)
3. Adagio sostenuto (E-flat major)
4. Finale: Allegretto (G minor)

A typical performance lasts approximately 25–27 minutes.

It is the only work by Chopin that features the violin (excluding orchestral parts) — an instrument to which he was somewhat indifferent, as reflected in the relative lack of sophistication of the violin parts.[1][2] In a letter to his friend Tytus Woyciechowski dated 31 August 1830,[lower-alpha 1] Chopin speculates whether he should have written the violin line for viola, believing that the viola's timbre would "accord better with the cello".[3] Emanuel Ax is of the opinion that it is perhaps fortunate that Chopin scored the work for a standard piano trio, since so few trios with viola exist.[4][1][2]

References

Notes

Sources

• Johnson, G. C. Ashton (1908). A Handbook to Chopin's Works. London: William Reeves.
• Nicholas, Jeremy (2010). Chopin: Chamber Music (PDF) (CD). Hyperion Records. CDH55384.
• Rezaei, Ramin (2010). Frederic Chopin's Chamber Music and Polish Songs (PDF) (B.Mus). Lahti University of Applied Sciences. Retrieved 2016-07-11.

External links

• Piano Trio: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
• "Chopin: Piano Trio in G-minor, Op. 8 (Live performance)". Quarto Quartet (YouTube). 2013-07-04. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.

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