Piano Trio (Bernstein)
| Piano Trio | |
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| by Leonard Bernstein | |
_-_1944_-_foto_van_Vechten2.jpg) The composer in 1944 | |
| Performed | 1937 |
| Movements | three |
Dmitri Mitropoulos.[1] Several melodic ideas were recycled for use in later pieces. For example, the opening of the second movement was used later by Bernstein in his first musical, On the Town
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Premiere
The Trio was premiered in 1937 at Harvard University by the Madison Trio: Mildred Spiegel, Dorothy Rosenberg, Sarah Kruskall.[2] It was published by Boosey & Hawkes.[3]
Movements
The Trio is written in three movements:
- Adagio non troppo – Più mosso – Allegro vivace
- Tempo di marcia
- Largo – Allegro vivo et molto ritmico
Awards
In 2000, the Altenberg Trio's recording of this piano trio won the Edison Award in Amsterdam.[4]
References
- ^ Music Web Michael Cookson, Review of Piano Trio Anthology, 2006, quote: "Bernstein’s youthful Piano Trio is uneven in quality but it announces significant potential for the improvements that were to quickly come in his career."
- ^ Leonard Bernstein Chamber Music
- ^ Boosey & Hawkes
- ^ "Altenberg Trio Vienna Makes UMS Debut". 26 February 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
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