Piano Trio No. 2 (Dvořák)
Antonín Dvořák's Piano Trio No. 2 in G minor, Op. 26 (B. 57), is a chamber composition, written in 1876.[1] The trio was written shortly after the death of his eldest daughter Josefa, and although Dvorak never wrote that the piece was intended as a memorial it is generally regarded as such.[2] The Presto - Trio movement foreshadows the more well-known Slavonic Dances.[3]
Structure
The composition consists of four movements in the classical tradition:[4]
- Allegro moderato
- Largo
- Scherzo: Presto – Trio: Poco meno mosso – Presto da capo
- Allegro non tanto
Recordings
- Beaux Arts Trio (1996):Dvorák: Complete Piano Trios, Phillips B0000041F3
- Suk Trio (2001): Dvořák: Complete Piano Trios, Supraphon 3545.[5]
- Trio Fontenay (2006): Antonin Dvorak Complete Piano Trios, Teldec B000000SHK
- Busch Trio (2019): Dvořák: Piano Trios Op. 21 & 26, Alpha Classics ALPHA 466
- Boris Giltburg, Veronika Jarůšková, Peter Jarůšek (2023): Dvorak: The Complete Piano Trios, Supraphon B0CBSF9YSX
References
- ISBN 9781574671070– via Google Books.
- ISBN 9781135887629– via Google Books.
- ISBN 9781904341529– via Google Books.
- ISBN 9781574671070– via Google Books.
- ISBN 9780879308650– via Google Books.
External links
- Piano Trio No. 2 (Dvořák): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Piano Trio No. 2 on YouTube, performed by the Busch Trio