Beethoven - String Trio No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 3

Ludwig van Beethoven

String Trio No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 3 (1792-96)
dedicated to the Countess of Browne

I. Allegro con brio
II. Andante
III. Menuetto. Allegretto
IV. Adagio
V. Menuetto. Moderato
VI. Finale. Allegro

Grumiaux Trio

Beethoven wrote five string trios, the final being composed in 1798. Most historians posit that Beethoven abandoned the form once he began writing string quartets in that same year. However, we need not consider the string trio an “inferior” form. In the hands of the inventive craftsman Beethoven, the sonic possibilities are considerable even without a second violin. The String Trio in Eb, Op. 3, was Beethoven’s first string ensemble work, modeled after Mozart’s famous Divertimento for String Trio (K.563) of 1788. It brought the young Beethoven international attention. The first movement, Allegro con brio, is in sonata form and moves through a broad theme into a violin/cello duet. The composition proceeds with exciting interplay among the three instruments, to conclude with an ebullient Allegro.

Publisher info:
Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 7:
Trios für Violine, Bratsche und Violoncell, Nr.54
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.[1862]. Plate B.54.
Copyright:
Public Domain

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