Ludwig van Beethoven

String Trio No. 1

Op. 3

  • KeyE-flat major
  • FormChamber Music
  • Additional catalogue B. 105
  • DedicationCountess Anna Margaretha von Browne
  • Published1797
  • NotesAn incomplete piano trio arrangement exists as Hess 47; also Hess 25 may be an earlier version of the finale

Sometime prior to 1800, Beethoven arranged the first movement of the trio for piano, violin and cello (Hess 47): it has been speculated that the composer may have intended to transcribe the entire trio for the same forces but lost interest as the existing manuscript breaks off part way through a transcription of the second movement.

Instrumentation

Strings

  • Violin
  • Viola
  • Cello

Related Pieces

Trio für Pianoforte, Violine und Violoncello, Hess 47 by Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio, Hess 47 is anrrangement of String Trio Opus 3 (1st movement and fragment of 2nd movement)

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