Composition: Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Trio in B-flat major |
| Alternative title | Piano Trio No.4 ; Gassenhauer |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.11 |
| Instrumentation | clarinet, cello and piano violin, cello and piano |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | B flat major |
| Composed | 1798 |
| First published | 1798 |
| Dedication | Countess von Thun |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro con brio | — | B flat major | — |
| Adagio | — | E flat major | — |
| Tema: Pria ch'io l'impegno. Allegretto - Var. 1-9 | — | B flat major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | English horn, viola and cello | Bernhard Runge-Mutzke |
| view | Complete | clarinet, viola and piano violin, viola and piano |
Paul Klengel |
| view | Complete | viola, cello and piano | Orfeo Mandozzi |
| view | Complete | 2 clarinets | Léon Grisez |
| view | Complete | violin and cello | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich and Robert Wittmann |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Clarinet · view Cello · view Violin (alternate for clarinet) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Violin · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | — | Durand | 1917 | Complete Score and Clarinet Part · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Henle Verlag | 1964 | Complete Score · view Clarinet · view Violin · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | — | Mutopia | — | 1. Allegro con brio · view 3. Tema con Variazioni · view |
| view | Complete | — | Mutopia | — | 3. Tema con Variazioni - Clarinet Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for English horn, viola and cello |
— | — | English Horn · view Viola · view Sibelius File for English Horn · view Sibelius File for Viola · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for clarinet, viola and piano violin, viola and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Viola Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for viola, cello and piano |
— | — | Viola Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 clarinets |
Alphonse Leduc | 1902 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and cello |
— | — | Complete score · view Violin · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | — | Trio hongrois: Georges Solchany (piano) and André Boutard (performer) and Vilmos Palotai (performer) | For Clarinet, Cello, and Piano | Complete Recording · file |
| view | — | Fred Jacobowitz (clarinet) and Bonnie Thron (cello) and Carl Banner (piano) | For Clarinet, Cello, and Piano | 1. Allegro con brio · file 2. Adagio · file 3. Tema con variazioni · file |
| view | Eroica Trio (piano trio) | For Violin, Cello, and Piano | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | — | Eugene Istomin (piano) and Alexander Schneider (violin) and Pablo Casals (cello) | For Violin, Cello, and Piano | 1. Allegro con brio · file 2. Adagio · file 3. Theme and variations. Allegretto · file |
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