The Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 21 ( B. 51), is a

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Antonín Dvořák Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( ; ; 8September 18411May 1904) was a Czech composer. He frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia, following the Romantic-era nationalist example of his predec ...

, completed in 1875. It is the first out of the four surviving piano trios, preceded by two works from 1871 to 1872 that Dvořák destroyed (B. 25 and B. 26).

Structure

The composition consists of four

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in the classical tradition: Performance can vary from 31 to 37 minutes.

History

The piano trio was written in the spring of 1875; the autograph dates the completion date to 14 May 1875. The premiere was held on 17 February 1877 at a concert in

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. * Suk Trio (2001, recorded 1977): ''Dvořák: Complete Piano Trios'', Supraphon 3545.

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* * , performed by Kyung Wha Chung, Myung-Wha Chung and Myung-Whun Chung 1875 compositions Compositions in B-flat major Piano trios by Antonín Dvořák {{chamber-composition-stub