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Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8

Johannes Brahms · 1833–1897 · German
For violin, cello, piano
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, for the piano part
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Ensemble
Piano trio
Hardest part
Piano
Form
Full work
Length
About 35 min
Composed
1854 (rev. 1889)
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Usually played in the 1889 revision; broad opening cello theme

About this work

  1. Allegro con brio – Tranquillo – In tempo ma sempre sostenuto
  2. Scherzo: Allegro molto – Meno allegro – Tempo primo
  3. Adagio
  4. Finale: Allegro
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