The Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101, by

Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped wit ...

is scored for piano, violin and cello, and was written in the summer of 1886 while Brahms was on holiday in Hofstetten, Switzerland. It was premiered on 20 December of that year by Brahms, violinist Jenő Hubay, and cellist David Popper.Clive, ''Brahms and His World:A Biographical Dictionary'', p. xxvii, xxviii,xxix

Structure

The trio is in four movements:

References

External links

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Performance of Piano Trio No. 3
by the

Claremont Trio Claremont Trio is a New York-based piano trio including Juilliard School alumnae Emily Bruskin (violin) and Julia Bruskin (cello), and Yale School of Music alumna Sophiko Simsive (piano). The group was founded at Juilliard in 1999, and made its p ...

from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format
Detailed Listening Guide
using the recording by Trio Opus 8 Piano trios by Johannes Brahms 1886 compositions Compositions in C minor {{chamber-composition-stub