The String Trio in E-flat major, Op. 3 (String Trio No. 1) is a composition by Ludwig van Beethoven, his first for string trio (violin, viola and cello).
It is a divertimento consisting of six movements, including two minuets. It may have been first sketched while Beethoven was still living in Bonn.[1] It was published in 1797 by Artaria in Vienna, and dedicated to the Countess of Browne, wife of his patron Count Johann Georg von Browne.[2]
Structure
editThe six movements are:
- Allegro con brio
- Andante
- Menuetto: Allegretto
- Adagio
- Menuetto: Moderato
- Finale: Allegro
Transcriptions
editPiano Trio (Hess 47)
editSometime prior to 1800, Beethoven arranged the first movement of the trio for piano, violin and cello (Hess 47): it has been speculated that the composer may have intended to transcribe the entire trio for the same forces but lost interest as the existing manuscript breaks off part way through a transcription of the second movement.[3]
Cello Sonata Op. 64
editThe trio was arranged for cello and piano (Op. 64): this was first published in 1807 by Artaria.[4] The arrangement is thought to be not by the composer, with Keith Anderson pointing out that Artaria's title sheet for the transcription simply implies that Beethoven was involved without explicitly stating that he was.[4]
References
edit- Notes
- ^ Nettl 1956, p. 281
- ^ Glass 2016
- ^ Green 2010, p. 11
- ^ a b Anderson 2003, p. 3
- Sources
- Anderson, Keith (2003). Beethoven: Music for Cello and Piano, Vol. 2 (CD). Naxos Records. 8.555786.
- Daw, Stephen (1998). Beethoven: The Complete String Trios (PDF) (CD). Hyperion Records. CDD22069.
- Glass, Herbert (2016). "Program Notes - Beethoven: String Trio No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 3". Los Angeles Philharmonic. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
- Green, James F. (2010). The Beethoven Project Trio (PDF) (CD). Cedille Records. CDR90000-118.
- Nettl, Paul (1956). Beethoven Encyclopedia. Philosophical Library.
- Scott, Marion M. (1968) [First published 1934]. The Master Musicians: Beethoven. London: J.M. Dent & Sons. ISBN 0460-03102-3.
- Watson, Angus (2012). Beethoven's Chamber Music in Context. Woodbridge: Boydell Press. ISBN 978-1-84383-716-9.
External links
edit- String Trio in E-flat major, Op.3: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Cello Sonata in E-flat major, Op.64: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- "Nice to Know: A Discarded Arrangement?". Bonn: Beethoven-Haus. - Photographs of the manuscript of the incomplete transcription Hess 47.
- "Beethoven: String Trio Op. 3". Chobi256 (YouTube). 2016-01-12. - Live performance video from a performance at the Midori Art Park.