Top Ten Piano Trios
Welcome to IDAGIO’s pick of the top ten piano trios, an entirely unscientific selection but one that covers nearly two centuries of music and ten of the greatest works composed for that classic combination of violin, cello and piano.
Read more…- Haydn • Piano Trio in G major Hob. XV:25 “all'Ongarese” • I. AndantePiano Trio in G major Hob. XV:25
I. AndanteMartha Argerich (Piano), Renaud Capuçon (Violin), Gautier Capuçon (Violoncello)Live℗ 2004 - Haydn • Piano Trio in G major Hob. XV:25 “all'Ongarese” • II. Poco Adagio. CantabilePiano Trio in G major Hob. XV:25
II. Poco Adagio. CantabileMartha Argerich (Piano), Renaud Capuçon (Violin), Gautier Capuçon (Violoncello)Live℗ 2004 - Haydn • Piano Trio in G major Hob. XV:25 “all'Ongarese” • III. Rondo all’Ongarese. PrestoPiano Trio in G major Hob. XV:25
III. Rondo all’Ongarese. PrestoMartha Argerich (Piano), Renaud Capuçon (Violin), Gautier Capuçon (Violoncello)Live℗ 2004 - Pejačević • Piano Trio in C major op. 29 • I. Allegro con motoPiano Trio in C major op. 29
I. Allegro con motoAndrej Bielow (Violin), Christian Poltéra (Violoncello), Oliver Triendl (Piano)℗ 2012 - Pejačević • Piano Trio in C major op. 29 • II. Scherzo. AllegroPiano Trio in C major op. 29
II. Scherzo. AllegroAndrej Bielow (Violin), Christian Poltéra (Violoncello), Oliver Triendl (Piano)℗ 2012 - Pejačević • Piano Trio in C major op. 29 • III. Lento - AllegrettoPiano Trio in C major op. 29
III. Lento - AllegrettoAndrej Bielow (Violin), Christian Poltéra (Violoncello), Oliver Triendl (Piano)℗ 2012 - Pejačević • Piano Trio in C major op. 29 • IV. Finale. Allegro risolutoPiano Trio in C major op. 29
IV. Finale. Allegro risolutoAndrej Bielow (Violin), Christian Poltéra (Violoncello), Oliver Triendl (Piano)℗ 2012 - Tchaikovsky • Piano Trio in A minor op. 50 TH 117 • I. Pezzo elegiaco: Moderato assai – Allegro giusto –Piano Trio in A minor op. 50 TH 117
I. Pezzo elegiaco: Moderato assai – Allegro giusto –Martha Argerich (Piano), Gidon Kremer (Violin), Mischa Maisky (Violoncello)℗ 1999 - Tchaikovsky • Piano Trio in A minor op. 50 TH 117 • IIa. Tema con variazioni. Andante con motoPiano Trio in A minor op. 50 TH 117
IIa. Tema con variazioni. Andante con motoMartha Argerich (Piano), Gidon Kremer (Violin), Mischa Maisky (Violoncello)℗ 1999 - Tchaikovsky • Piano Trio in A minor op. 50 TH 117 • IIb. Variazione finale e coda. Allegro risoluto e con fuoco – Andante con motoPiano Trio in A minor op. 50 TH 117
IIb. Variazione finale e coda. Allegro risoluto e con fuoco – Andante con motoMartha Argerich (Piano), Gidon Kremer (Violin), Mischa Maisky (Violoncello)℗ 1999 - Brahms • Piano Trio No. 1 in B major op. 8 • I. Allegro con brioPiano Trio No. 1 in B major op. 8
I. Allegro con brioTrio Les Esprits
Adam Laloum (Piano), Mi-Sa Yang (Violin), Victor Julien-Laferrière (Violoncello)℗ 2017 - Brahms • Piano Trio No. 1 in B major op. 8 • II. Scherzo. Allegro moltoPiano Trio No. 1 in B major op. 8
II. Scherzo. Allegro moltoTrio Les Esprits
Adam Laloum (Piano), Mi-Sa Yang (Violin), Victor Julien-Laferrière (Violoncello)℗ 2017 - Brahms • Piano Trio No. 1 in B major op. 8 • III. AdagioPiano Trio No. 1 in B major op. 8
III. AdagioTrio Les Esprits
Adam Laloum (Piano), Mi-Sa Yang (Violin), Victor Julien-Laferrière (Violoncello)℗ 2017 - Brahms • Piano Trio No. 1 in B major op. 8 • IV. Finale. AllegroPiano Trio No. 1 in B major op. 8
IV. Finale. AllegroTrio Les Esprits
Adam Laloum (Piano), Mi-Sa Yang (Violin), Victor Julien-Laferrière (Violoncello)℗ 2017 - Shostakovich • Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor op. 67 (1944) • I. Andante – ModeratoPiano Trio No. 2 in E minor op. 67 (1944)
I. Andante – ModeratoOlli Mustonen (Piano), Joshua Bell (Violin), Steven Isserlis (Violoncello)℗ 1997 - Shostakovich • Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor op. 67 (1944) • II. Allegro con brioPiano Trio No. 2 in E minor op. 67 (1944)
II. Allegro con brioOlli Mustonen (Piano), Joshua Bell (Violin), Steven Isserlis (Violoncello)℗ 1997 - Shostakovich • Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor op. 67 (1944) • III. LargoPiano Trio No. 2 in E minor op. 67 (1944)
III. LargoOlli Mustonen (Piano), Joshua Bell (Violin), Steven Isserlis (Violoncello)℗ 1997 - Shostakovich • Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor op. 67 (1944) • IV. AllegrettoPiano Trio No. 2 in E minor op. 67 (1944)
IV. AllegrettoOlli Mustonen (Piano), Joshua Bell (Violin), Steven Isserlis (Violoncello)℗ 1997 - Mendelssohn Bartholdy • Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor op. 49 MWV Q 29 • I. Molto allegro agitatoPiano Trio No. 1 in D minor op. 49 MWV Q 29
I. Molto allegro agitatoJulia Fischer (Violin), Daniel Müller-Schott (Violoncello), Jonathan Gilad (Piano)2006, Köln, Deutschlandfunk Sendesaal - Mendelssohn Bartholdy • Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor op. 49 MWV Q 29 • II. Andante con moto tranquilloPiano Trio No. 1 in D minor op. 49 MWV Q 29
II. Andante con moto tranquilloJulia Fischer (Violin), Daniel Müller-Schott (Violoncello), Jonathan Gilad (Piano)2006, Köln, Deutschlandfunk Sendesaal - Mendelssohn Bartholdy • Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor op. 49 MWV Q 29 • III. Scherzo. Leggiero e vivacePiano Trio No. 1 in D minor op. 49 MWV Q 29
III. Scherzo. Leggiero e vivaceJulia Fischer (Violin), Daniel Müller-Schott (Violoncello), Jonathan Gilad (Piano)2006, Köln, Deutschlandfunk Sendesaal - Mendelssohn Bartholdy • Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor op. 49 MWV Q 29 • IV. Finale. Allegro assai appassionatoPiano Trio No. 1 in D minor op. 49 MWV Q 29
IV. Finale. Allegro assai appassionatoJulia Fischer (Violin), Daniel Müller-Schott (Violoncello), Jonathan Gilad (Piano)2006, Köln, Deutschlandfunk Sendesaal - Ravel • Piano Trio in A minor M 67 (1914) • I. ModéréPiano Trio in A minor M 67 (1914)
I. ModéréTrio Wanderer
Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian (Violin), Raphaël Pidoux (Violoncello), Vincent Coq (Piano)℗ 1999 - Ravel • Piano Trio in A minor M 67 (1914) • II. Pantoum. Assez vifPiano Trio in A minor M 67 (1914)
II. Pantoum. Assez vifTrio Wanderer
Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian (Violin), Raphaël Pidoux (Violoncello), Vincent Coq (Piano)℗ 1999 - Ravel • Piano Trio in A minor M 67 (1914) • III. Passacaille. Trés largePiano Trio in A minor M 67 (1914)
III. Passacaille. Trés largeTrio Wanderer
Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian (Violin), Raphaël Pidoux (Violoncello), Vincent Coq (Piano)℗ 1999 - Ravel • Piano Trio in A minor M 67 (1914) • IV. Final. AniméPiano Trio in A minor M 67 (1914)
IV. Final. AniméTrio Wanderer
Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian (Violin), Raphaël Pidoux (Violoncello), Vincent Coq (Piano)℗ 1999 - Schubert • Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major op. 100 D 929 • I. AllegroPiano Trio No. 2 in E flat major op. 100 D 929
I. AllegroAndreas Staier (Fortepiano), Daniel Sepec (Violin), Roel Dieltiens (Violoncello)℗ 2015 - Schubert • Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major op. 100 D 929 • II. Andante con motoPiano Trio No. 2 in E flat major op. 100 D 929
II. Andante con motoAndreas Staier (Fortepiano), Daniel Sepec (Violin), Roel Dieltiens (Violoncello)℗ 2015 - Schubert • Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major op. 100 D 929 • III. Scherzando. Allegro moderatoPiano Trio No. 2 in E flat major op. 100 D 929
III. Scherzando. Allegro moderatoAndreas Staier (Fortepiano), Daniel Sepec (Violin), Roel Dieltiens (Violoncello)℗ 2015 - Schubert • Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major op. 100 D 929 • IV. Allegro moderatoPiano Trio No. 2 in E flat major op. 100 D 929
IV. Allegro moderatoAndreas Staier (Fortepiano), Daniel Sepec (Violin), Roel Dieltiens (Violoncello)℗ 2015 - Beethoven • Piano Trio in B flat major op. 97 “Archduke” • I. Allegro moderatoPiano Trio in B flat major op. 97
I. Allegro moderatoTrio Wanderer
Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian (Violin), Raphaël Pidoux (Violoncello), Vincent Coq (Piano)℗ 2012 - Beethoven • Piano Trio in B flat major op. 97 “Archduke” • II. Scherzo. AllegroPiano Trio in B flat major op. 97
II. Scherzo. AllegroTrio Wanderer
Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian (Violin), Raphaël Pidoux (Violoncello), Vincent Coq (Piano)℗ 2012 - Beethoven • Piano Trio in B flat major op. 97 “Archduke” • III. Andante cantabilePiano Trio in B flat major op. 97
III. Andante cantabileTrio Wanderer
Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian (Violin), Raphaël Pidoux (Violoncello), Vincent Coq (Piano)℗ 2012 - Beethoven • Piano Trio in B flat major op. 97 “Archduke” • IV. Allegro moderatoPiano Trio in B flat major op. 97
IV. Allegro moderatoTrio Wanderer
Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian (Violin), Raphaël Pidoux (Violoncello), Vincent Coq (Piano)℗ 2012
We begin where the piano trio itself essentially began: with Haydn, in whose hands it grew from something akin to a sonata for violin and piano (with bass reinforcement from the cello) into a genre where all three instruments asserted themselves more and more – he's represented here with his G major Trio Hob. XV:25, with its famous "Hungarian" finale. Beethoven and Schubert took Haydn's developments further, giving the cello an even more integrated role – the instrument is especially prominent in the wonderful slow movements of the two works included here. The height of the Romantic period is represented by trios by Mendelssohn, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, as well as Dora Pejačević's magnificent, grandly Romantic essay in the genre. Ravel's mercurial Trio (with its brilliant Spanish-tinged finale) then brings us to the early 20th century, while Shostakovich's alternately moving and acerbic Second Trio, composed in 1944, alludes to the catastrophic events that later scarred the century.
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