Clara Schumann: Piano Trio Op. 17 (1846)

Clara Schumann

Portrait by Franz von Lenbach, 1878 

 

결혼 전 이름은 Clara Josephine Wieck. 1819. 9. 13 라이프치히~ 1896. 5. 20 프랑크푸르트암마인.

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 Piano Trio Op. 17 (1846)

I. Allegro moderato (00:00)
II. Scherzo, tempo di minuetto (10.27)
III. Andante (15:11)
IV. Allegretto (20:36)

The Piano Trio in G minor by Clara Schumann was written in 1846, and is labeled as opus 17. It has been called "probably" the "masterpiece" among Clara's compositions. The work is written for a piano trio comprising piano, violin, and cello. It has four movements:

Allegro moderato in G minor, in common (4/4) time with a tempo of 152 quarter notes to the minute.
Scherzo and Trio in B-flat major and E-flat major, respectively. The Scherzo is in 3/4 time and has a tempo of 160 quarter notes to the minute. The Trio is also in 3/4 time and shows no change in tempo from the Scherzo.
Andante in G major, in 6/8 time and 112 eighth notes to the minute.
Allegretto in G minor, in 2/4 time and 96 quarter notes to the minute.

Clara Schumann (née Clara Josephine Wieck; 13 September 1819 – 20 May 1896) was a German musician and composer, considered one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era. She exerted her influence over a 61-year concert career, changing the format and repertoire of the piano recital and the tastes of the listening public. Her husband was the composer Robert Schumann. Together they encouraged Johannes Brahms. She was the first to perform publicly any work by Brahms. She later premiered some other pieces by Brahms, notably the Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel.