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String Trio in E-flat major, Op. 31

Sergei Taneyev · 1856–1915 · Russian
For violin, 2 violas (or cello)
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String trio
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 26 min
Composed
1910–11
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

For violin, viola and tenor viola; the composer also made a version with cello

About this work

Composed
1910-11
Dedicated to
Monsieur Georges Pomerantzew (Yury Pomerantsev, 1878–1933)
First performed
1913/03/22 in Moscow
  1. Allegro con brio
  2. Scherzino. Allegretto vivace
  3. Adagio espressivo
  4. Finale. Presto
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