Piano Trio in E-flat minor, Hob. XV:31

Joseph Haydn · 1732–1809 · Austrian

For violin, cello, piano

Also known as Jacob's Dream

Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the piano part

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Ensemble: Piano trio
Hardest part: Piano
Form: Full work
Length: About 13 min
Composed: 1795
Era: Classical

Notes

Two movements; the finale, nicknamed 'Jacob's Dream', puts the violin high

About this work

Composed: 1795
Dedicated to: Madelaine de Kurzbeck (dedication from 1803 Traeg publication)

Andante cantabile
Allegro (ben moderato)

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