Composition: Piano Trio in E-flat major, Op. 70 No. 2 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Piano Trio |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.70 No.2 |
| Instrumentation | violin, cello and piano |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | E flat major |
| Composed | 1808 |
| First published | 1809 |
| Dedication | Countess Marie Erdödy |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Trios |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poco sostenuto - Allegro ma non troppo | — | E flat major | — |
| Allegretto | — | C major | — |
| Allegretto ma non troppo | — | A flat major | — |
| Finale. Allegro | — | E flat major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Friedrich Brissler |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | violin and piano | Friedrich Hermann |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | cello and piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1808 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Violin · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schott | — | Complete Score · view Violin · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Violin · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | — | Durand | 1917 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Henle Verlag | 1955 | Complete Score · view Violin · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Allegretto (No.2) | Arrangement for cello and piano | — | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Claremont Trio (piano trio) | Emily Bruskin (violin) and Julia Bruskin (cello) and Donna Kwong (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | — | Trio hongrois: Georges Solchany (piano) and Arpad Gerecz (performer) and Vilmos Palotal (performer) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | — | Eugene Istomin (piano) and Alexander Schneider (violin) and Pablo Casals (cello) | Complete Performance · file |
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