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Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56 (Violin, Cello, Piano)

Ludwig van Beethoven · 1770–1827
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Type
Duet
Setting
Orchestra (piano reduction)
Length
About 35 min
Era
Classical
Nationality
German
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About this work

Composed
1804
Dedicated to
Franz Joseph Maximilian Fürst von Lobkowitz
First performed
Summer 1804 in Vienna, Palais Lobkowitz (private performance); Beethoven (piano), Anton Wranitzky (violin), Anton Kraft (cello); May 1808 in Vienna, Augartenkonzert (public performance), most likely; Marie Bigot (piano), Carl August Seidler (violin), Anton Kraft (cello)
  1. Allegro
  2. Largo
  3. Rondo alla Polacca

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