Рет қаралды 97,975
Ludwig van Beethoven
Trio for piano, clarinet (or violin) & cello in E flat major (arr. of septet, Op. 20), Op. 38 (1803)
1. Adagio - Allegro con brio
2. Adagio cantabile
3. Tempo di minuetto - Trio
4. Tema con variazioni
5. Scherzo. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio
6. Andante con moto, Alla marcia - Presto
Description by Robert Cummings [-]
As the headnote indicates, this work is an arrangement of the Op. 20 Septet (1799-1800), which was scored for clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, and bass. This trio arrangement was published in 1805, but the date of its composition is not certain. However, since the Septet was published in 1802 and became instantly popular, it is likely that Beethoven fashioned the trio from it in about 1803. This was not the only transcription of the Septet, either: Franz Anton Hoffmeister, a composer and publisher, made an arrangement for string quintet with Beethoven's permission.
The Septet is generally regarded as the greatest of Beethoven's early chamber works. It is unusual in its six movement design, which included a Scherzo placed fifth. Beethoven made this trio arrangement for Dr. Johann Schmidt, his new physician and also a good violinist. His daughter was a talented pianist, and the two, with a cellist friend, often played this music in early nineteenth-century Vienna, probably at private gatherings and at concerts in their home. Beethoven gave exclusive rights to the score to Dr. Schmidt for one year.