Composition: Triple Concerto, Op. 56 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano |
| Alternative title | Triple Concerto |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.56 |
| Instrumentation | violin, cello, piano and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | C major |
| Composed | 1804 |
| First published | 1807 |
| Dedication | Franz Joseph Maximilian Fürst von Lobkowitz |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 2100 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Concertos |
| Period | Classical |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro | — | C major | 531 |
| Largo | — | A flat major | 53 |
| Rondo alla Polacca | — | C major | 475 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | violin, cello and 2 pianos | — |
| view | Complete | violin, cello and 2 pianos | Carl Reinecke |
| view | Complete | violin, viola and 2 pianos | Mark Oremland |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich |
| view | Complete | piano | Louis Winkler |
| view | Rondo alla Polacca | 2 piano 8 hands | Carl Burchard |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1862 | Complete Score · view 1. Allegro · view 2. Largo · view 3. Rondo alla Polacca · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Kunst- und Industrie-Comptoir | 1807 | Solo Violin · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Solo Piano · view Solo Violin · view Solo Cello · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Muzgiz | — | Solo Violin · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Muzgiz | 1938 | Solo Piano · view Solo Violin · view Solo Cello · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Solo Cello · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Bureau des Arts et d'Industrie | 1807 | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (C, B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (C, E) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (C) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Violin Solo · view Cello Solo · view Piano Solo · view Flute · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (C) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (C) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (C) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, cello and 2 pianos | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score - Segment 1 · view Complete Score - Segment 2 · view Violin Part · view Cello Part · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, cello and 2 pianos |
Muzgiz | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, viola and 2 pianos |
— | — | Viola Part (alternate for Cello) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Rondo alla Polacca | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
Gustav Heinze | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Walter Goehr (conductor) | Complete Recording · file |
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