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Piano Trio
No. 3
by Antonín Dvořák
Dvořák in 1882
Key F minor
CatalogueB. 130
Opus65
Composed1883 (1883)
Performed27 October 1883 (1883-10-27): Mladá Boleslav
Published1883 (1883)
Publisher Simrock
Duration39 minutes
Movements4

The Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65 (B. 130), is a piano trio by Antonín Dvořák. [1] [2] [3] As with the Scherzo capriccioso, the Hussite Overture, the Ballade in D minor, and the Seventh Symphony, composed in the same period, the work is written in a more dramatic, dark and aggressive style that supersedes the carefree folk style of Dvořák's "Slavonic period". [4]

Structure

The composition consists of four movements in the classical tradition:

  1. Allegro ma non troppo (F minor)
  2. Allegretto grazioso – Meno mosso (C minor)
  3. Poco adagio (A major)
  4. Finale. Allegro con brio (F minor)

A typical performance takes approximately 39 minutes. [2]

History

Dvořák began writing out the piano trio in February 1883 and completed it on 31 March. [3] The premiere was held on 27 October 1883 at a concert in Mladá Boleslav; Dvořák himself played the piano part. The piece was published shortly after by Simrock. [2]

Reception

Eduard Hanslick wrote in the Neue Freie Presse on 13 February 1884: "The most valuable gem brought to us amid the plethora of concerts in recent weeks is undeniably Dvorak’s new Piano Trio in F minor. It demonstrates that the composer finds himself at the pinnacle of his career." [5]

Discography

  • Dvořák: Piano Trios Nos. 3 & 4. Christian Tetzlaff (vn), Tanja Tetzlaff (vc), Lars Vogt (pf). Ondine (2018)

References

  1. ^ Honolka, Kurt (2004). Dvořák. Haus Publishing. p. 35. ISBN  9781904341529 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c "Piano Trio No. 3". antonin-dvorak.cz. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b Jost, Peter (2014). Dvorák - Piano Trio no. 3 in f minor op. 65 - Preface. Munich: G. Henle Verlag. pp. IV–V.
  4. ^ Döge, Klaus (2001). "Dvořák, Antonín (Leopold)". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN  978-1-56159-263-0.
  5. ^ Hanslick, Eduard (13 February 1884). "Neue Freie Presse, 13 February 1884". Neue Freie Presse. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

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