Piano Trio in C minor (Mendelssohn)

The Piano Trio in C minor is an unnumbered work by Felix Mendelssohn. It was composed in 1820 and published posthumously in 1970.^[1] Unlike many other piano trios, this work is scored for piano, violin and viola.^[2] In key, all the movements are in minor and without major endings. Among the works by Mendelssohn, this is one of the least performed and recorded.

Movements

Allegro (in C minor & sonata form, secondary theme in the exposition in E-flat major)
Scherzo (in G minor & ternary form, middle section in G major)
Adagio (in F minor & sonata form, secondary theme in the exposition in A-flat major)
Allegro (in C minor & sonata form, secondary theme in the exposition in E-flat major)

Second Movement

To be precise the scherzo is in modified "minuet & trio" form, where the main scherzo features an extra introduction. In other words, the overall form can be represented as "Scherzo (ABBCC) - Trio (DDEE) - Scherzo da Capo (ABC)".

References

↑ "Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in C minor". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
↑ "Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano, Violin & Viola in C minor (1820)". prestoclassical.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2015.

Chamber music by Felix Mendelssohn

String quartets	String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 12 String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13 String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44, No. 1 String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2 String Quartet No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 44, No. 3 String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80 Four Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81 12 Fugues for String Quartet (1821) String Quartet in E-flat major (1823)

String quintets and octets	String Quintet No. 1 in A major, Op. 18 String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 87 Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20

String sonatas	Cello Sonata No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 45 Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58 Viola Sonata in C minor (1823-4) Violin Sonata in F minor, Op. 4 Violin Sonata in F major (1820) Violin Sonata in F major (1838)

Piano trios, quartets and sextets	Piano Trio in C minor (1820) Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66 Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 1 Piano Quartet No. 2 in F minor, Op. 2 Piano Quartet No. 3 in B minor, Op. 3 Piano Quartet in D minor (1821) Piano Sextet in D major, Op. 110

Works for clarinet	Clarinet Sonata in E-flat major (1824) Concert Piece No. 1 in F minor, Op. 113 Concert Piece No. 2 in D minor, Op. 114

List of compositions by Felix Mendelssohn

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