Horn Trios

On this CD:

1. Trio for Horn (or viola or cello), Violin & Piano in E flat major, Op. 40
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Piotr Folkert, Jan Stanienda, Zbigniew Zuk

2. Trio for horn, violin, & piano, Op 44
Composed by Sir Lennox Berkeley
Performed by Piotr Folkert, Jan Stanienda, Zbigniew Zuk

3. Trio for horn, violin & piano
Composed by Don Banks
Performed by Piotr Folkert, Jan Stanienda, Zbigniew Zuk

Tracks:

Piano Trio In B, Op. 8 - H-dur, en si majeur: Allegro con brio
Piano Trio In B, Op. 8 - H-dur, en si majeur: Scherzo (Allegro molto)
Piano Trio In B, Op. 8 - H-dur, en si majeur: Adagio
Piano Trio In B, Op. 8 - H-dur, en si majeur: Allegro
Frio In E Flat Op. 40 For Piano, Violin And Horn: Andante - Poco pimato
Frio In E Flat Op. 40 For Piano, Violin And Horn: Scherzo (Allegro)
Frio In E Flat Op. 40 For Piano, Violin And Horn: Adagio molto
Frio In E Flat Op. 40 For Piano, Violin And Horn: Finale (Allegro con brio)

Tracks:

Piano Trio in C, Op. 87: Allegro
Piano Trio in C, Op. 87: Andante con moto
Piano Trio in C, Op. 87: Scherzo (Presto)
Piano Trio in C, Op. 87: Finale (Allegro giocoso)
Piano Trio In C Minor, Op. 101: Allegro energico
Piano Trio In C Minor, Op. 101: Presto non assai
Piano Trio In C Minor, Op. 101: Andante grazioso
Piano Trio In C Minor, Op. 101: Allegro molto
Trio In A Minor, Op. 114, For Piano, Clarinet And Cello: Allegro
Trio In A Minor, Op. 114, For Piano, Clarinet And Cello: Adagio
Trio In A Minor, Op. 114, For Piano, Clarinet And Cello: Andante grazioso
Trio In A Minor, Op. 114, For Piano, Clarinet And Cello: Allegro

Customer Reviews:

Correction to review concerning the versions of the op. 8 trio.......2006-06-10

Christopher Smith is in error in saying that the Borodin Trio's performance of Brahms's B Major Piano Trio, on Chandos CHAN 8334/5, is the original version. The Borodin Trio recorded only the revised version (unless they made a second recording I'm unaware of). So far as I can tell from the Amazon Web listings and old Penguin Guides, the original version has been recorded by the following groups: Odeon Trio, Trio Opus 8, Altenberg Trio, and Parnassus Trio. The last two groups recorded both versions. Apart from listening, one can tell from the movement designations which version one is dealing with. For instance, the first movement was originally allegro con moto and was revised to allegro con brio, and the third movement was changed from adagio non troppo to adagio. Also, I think you will find that the "great chunks" Brahms removed in his revision are from the first and third movements, not the second (scherzo) movement. Incidentally, I would have preferred not to rate this recording, as my purpose is only to make a correction and the Beaux Arts Trio recording I have is another version with a different violinist, but Amazon's system would not let me do so without including a rating, so I have provided a rating that corresponds to the average of the other ratings.

Excellent buy, whether "budget" or not.......2006-02-02

The three trios on the "B" CD especiall show the emotional depth of Brahms later life chamber music. The Clarinet Trio is well rendered with a supple, yet reserved, but not austere, style.

Excellent, delightful.......2004-11-04

This set is a treat for any Brahms lover. Excellent performance, elegance, depth and profound understanding. True Brahms !!!

Becoming a favorite.......2000-10-17

After listening to the first movement of the C major I'd agree that it's a shade brisk and perfunctory. I've now listened to this performance of the clarinet trio many times. This is a piece that made no impression on me until I listened repeatedly and studied the score. I now realize that, while it's not a perfectly satisfying masterpiece, it has a subdued, elusive beauty, plus it's a remarkably concise piece. I have a theory that it was written in memory of Schumann. Some reasons: 1) the key of A minor was a favorite of Schumann's, 2) the opening melody for cello resembles the opening theme of Schumann's cello concerto (also in A minor), 3) the climax of the coda of the first movement (bars 194-200) has several Schumannesque descending fifths in the melody, 4) the whole piece has a feeling of sad reminiscence such as one can imagine Brahms would feel late in his own life thinking back on his friend, now dead thirty years. The clarinet trio is played very beautifully with no hint of the perfunctory quality mentioned above in connection with the C major trio. This is great music that deserves to be studied and thought about, not just played in the background.

Addendum (10/2002)...I just want to take back what I said about the C major being perfunctory. I've had many hours of enjoyment from all tracks on these discs, particularly the C major and C minor piano trios and the clarinet trio. That business about "perfunctory" was a very superficial initial reaction. These guys play with fire and sweep...crack open a beer and crank it up!

a real disappointment.......2000-07-19

Although I haven't listened to all of it extensively, I found that both the Opus 8, B Major and Opus 87, C Major, were played with jarring tempo changes, unintuitive and displeasing phrasing, and a seeming lack of interest. I am a huge fan (and player) of Brahms and these trios in particular, and it was astonishing to discover that this compilation's recordings were so lacking in feeling and grace.

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Please, Ligeti, don't insult Brahms!
Hommage from a great to a great!
Contemporary Horn Music
great imaginative hommage between polar romantics

Horn Trios by Brahms & Ligeti

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ASIN: B000003GI7
Release Date: 1993-09-11

Tracks:

Trio in E flat, Op.40: Andante - Daniel Phillips/William Purvis/Richard Goode
Trio in E flat, Op.40: Scherzo. Allegro - Daniel Phillips/William Purvis/Richard Goode
Trio in E flat, Op.40: Adagio Mesto - Daniel Phillips/William Purvis/Richard Goode
Trio in E flat, Op.40: Finale. Allegro Con Brio - Daniel Phillips/William Purvis/Richard Goode
Trio - Hommage A Brahms: Andantino Con Tenerezza - Rolf Schulte/William Purvis/Alan Feinberg
Trio - Hommage A Brahms: Vivacissimo Molto Ritmico - Rolf Schulte/William Purvis/Alan Feinberg
Trio - Hommage A Brahms: Alla Marcia - Rolf Schulte/William Purvis/Alan Feinberg
Trio - Hommage A Brahms: Lamento Adagio - Rolf Schulte/William Purvis/Alan Feinberg

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Please, Ligeti, don't insult Brahms!.......2004-05-29

Wow. What a wonderful performance of the Brahms horn trio. If you're going to own one recording of it, this one is an excellent candidate. Never forget about the famed Lowell Greer recording of it, on the idiomatic natural horn, either. But as for this recording, one could not ask for more. The sound quality is excellent (not *quite* audiophile material but it's still digital and it sounds like a fine example of it), with perfect ambience, allowing the timbres of the three instruments to mesh very well and reverberate to a beautiful compromise between dryness and muddiness. Brahms is still Brahms, so obviously it has its dull moments (and minutes), but with writing like this, the interesting parts make it seem like this performance medium is not at all uncommon. For a companion to this piece, listen to Ethel Smyth's Concerto for Violin, Horn, and Orchestra.
The intonation here is impeccable, as one would expect from performers of this caliber, transitions are seamless, and balance is so tightly and carefully monitored that the textures of the instruments take on unimaginable qualities in some specific moments. Pianos are whisper-volume but still rich, while fortes are majestic and energetic without ever being ugly or blasty. Highly recommended.

The reason this CD gets two stars, of course, is because of the awful piece of trash that follows the Brahms. I would only recommend this to the masochistic. Perhaps this could have scraped three stars if the program order of the CD had been switched, but to deliberately place and expect buyers to endure the Ligeti after hearing the wonderful Brahms is inexcusable. To say that this piece is atonal would be like saying that perhaps a landfill isn't quite the best place to build a five-star resort. Better to smell a landfill than listen to this, though. At least you can avoid breathing through your nose while still retaining the use of your hands.
Lovers of atonal "music" (note to composers: merely scrawling notes onto a page does NOT make it music) will defend this, perhaps, by talking about exquisite form or some such nonsense. To this I say: if a beautiful sculpture is made of sewage, it's still SEWAGE. Simply put, this piece sounds awful and I cannot imagine anyone enjoying listening to it. Period.

Hommage from a great to a great!.......2001-08-11

I bought this CD because I was about to perform the Brahms trio for Horn in Eb at a summer chamber music camp in July 2001. I felt I should try to find out, "how it went", not that my piano teacher approves of that.

What tickled me was Ligeti's hommage to Brahms. Ligeti is one of the world's great contemporary classical composers. Some of his music was chosen by Stanley Kubrick for 2001, a Space Odyssey, before Ligeti became famous. In "Atmospheres" he somehow makes the string orchestra sound like electronic music. Having listened to the horn trio recently in the car, I must confess it is not one of his pieces that grabs me. Never-the-less, I'm not sure we listened to it as loud as it should have been.

Rolf Schulte is an extraordinary violinist whom I have seen perform a lot of new music. Alan Feinberg
has performed a lot of modern american piano music, and I've seen him play the difficult Messaien's Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant Jesus.

Contemporary Horn Music.......2000-06-26

It's hard to find Contemporary Horn related music, in addition, it gives you the popular Brahms Horn Trio. Great Deal!

great imaginative hommage between polar romantics.......1999-09-13

Gyorgy Ligeti indeed tests himself with this arduous trio, for an unlikely constitution of violin, horn and piano. The blend here is non-existent, yet Ligeti embarks on a new musical language one that will prove to serve him the remainder of the decade and well into the Nineties with forever growing body intriguing works as the"Violin Concerto" and the "Piano Concerto" and the 26 odd Piano Solo Etudes. This Ligeti trio has classical proportions and admirably resolves the timbral problems of the mismatched cross-bred instruments. The "first movement" exposes this timbral miscongruence, with high pinched-like tones in the horn with nasal sounding harmonics in the violin, a sublime ugliness results. The piano here is a mere visitor,simply punctuating this dialogue between the horn and the violin for the greater part of this four movement,very long work. When we get to the "second movement" the 'vivacissimo molto ritmico" Ligeti employs a running asymmetrical scale c-d-e-f-gb-ab-bb-cb, with a rhythmic pattern 3-3-2 . He also utilizes this in his"Etude #4" Fanfares" for piano solo,only with a 3-2-3 rhythm. The result anyway really "cooks" with its incessant unrelenting drive ascending. The piano's role here is very much a percussion instrument, which is necessary to colour the proceedings , but also has gentle sublime moments. The "third movement" 'alla marcia' again is a tour de force"barn-burner", another romp and bop with rhythmic jabs,syncopation,twists and turns with atonal chords displayed, pure,raw rhythm. You have devoted interpreters here to, with seasoned pianist Alan Feinberg who devotes his creativity to contemporary piano expression.The Brahms "trio" is a first in the history of music with his penchant for forever newer timbral problems to resolve,as the clarinet sonatas he wrote the latter years of his life as well as the A-minor trio Op.111 with clarinet,cello and piano.

The Most Beautiful Melodies of Classical Music, Vol. 1-10 (Box Set)

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The Most Beautiful Melodies of Classical Music, Vol. 1-10 (Box Set)

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Romance of the Violin

ASIN: B00000G1JO
Release Date: 2000-07-07

Tracks:

The Four Seasons: Concerto No. 1 In E Major 'Spring,' I. Allegro
Overture No. 3 BWV 1068: Air
Water Music: Alla Hornpipe
Orpheus and Eurrdice: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits
Piano Sonata In A Major K. 331: Alla turca
Symphonie No. 3: Allegretto
String Serenade: Waltz
Foreign Countries And People op. 15 No. 1
Flute Concerto No. 1 In G Major, K. 313: Rondo. Tempo di Minuett
Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Minor Op. 21: Larghetto
Quintet In A Major 'Trout': Theme & Variations
Waltz In A Flat Major
Impromptu In G Flat Major D 899,3
Sinfonia concertante In E Flat Major K 364: Presto

Tracks:

Voices Of Spring Waltz Op. 410
Serenade Op. 3 No. 5
Songs Without Words In E Major Op. 19,1
Horn Concerto No. 3 In E Flat Major K. 447: Allegro
Fausts Verdammnis: Dances Of The Sylphes
Flute Concerto In G minor
Salomon: Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
Piano Concerto No. 23 In A Major K 488: Andante
Holberg Suite Op. 40: Prelude
Carmen: Intermezzo
String Serenade op. 22: Tempo di valse
Impromptu In B Flat Major D 935 No. 3
I Love You Op. 5 No. 3
Roses From The South, Waltz Op. 388

Tracks:

Peer Gynt: Morning
The Tales Of Hoffmann: Barcarole
Melody In F, Op. 3 Nr. 1
The Nutcracker: Waltz Of The Flowers
Standchen
Etude In G Sharp Minor 'La Campanella'
Peer Gynt: Anitras Dance
Moment Musical D 780 No. 3
Canon In D
Overture No. 2: Menuet & Badinerie
Piano Concerto No. 21 In C Major: Andante
Carmen: Seguedille
'Songs without Words': The Venetian Gondola
Eugen Onegin: Waltz
Romance For Violin And Orchestra In G major Op. 26

Tracks:

Die Fledermaus: Overture
Peer Gynt: Solveig's Song
Waltz No. 1 Op. 18 In E flat major 'Grande Valse brillante'
Lullaby
L'Arlesienne: Intermezzo
The Seasons Op. 37b: Barcarole
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Fairies' March
Clarinet Concerto In A Major K 622: Adagio
The Sleeping Beauty: Waltz
La Traviata: Prelude
Carmen, Suite No. 2: Chanson du Toreador
Happy Farmer
Menuet
On The Beautiful Blue Danube, Waltz Op. 314

Tracks:

A Little Night Music K 525: Allegro
Sonata No. 2 In E Major BWV 1031: Siciliano
Op. 11 No. 5: Menuet
Songs Without Words: Duetto
The Nutcracker: Dance of the Toy Flutes
Fruhlingslied (Spring Song)
Waldszenen: Abschied
Mandolin Concerto: Allegro
Music For The Royal Fireworks: La paix: Largo alla Siciliana
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: Allegro
Waltz In B Minor Op. 69 No. 2
Romance Op. 5
Impromptu In A Flat Major D 935 Nr. 2
Tales from the Vienna Woods, Waltz Op. 325

Tracks:

Ave Maria
Humoresque Op. 101
Sleeping Beautiful: Panorama
Impromptu In E Flat Major, D899 No. 2
Melancholy
Waltz Op. 54,1
Nocturne In B Major Op. 9 No. 3
Caro mio ben
PARTITA IN D FLAT MAJOR: Pastorale
An den Fruhling
The Sleeping Beauty: Pas de quatre, Adagio
Rosamunde - Ballet In G Major
Piano Concerto No. 3 In C Minor Op. 37: Largo
Emperor Waltz, op. 437

Tracks:

Harp Concerto In B Flat Major: Andante allegro
Oboe Concerto In D Minor: Adagio
Flute Concerto In F Major, Op. 10 'La Tempesta di Mare': Presto
Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor Op. 13 'Pathetique': Adagio cantabile
Horn Concerto In E Flat Major K 495: Rondo. Allegro vivace
Poeme Op. 41 No. 6
Wilhelm Tell: Soldier's Dance
Liebestraum No. 3 In A flat Major
Violin Romance No. 2
Flute Concerto In E Minor: Rondo
Intermezzo In E Flat Major Op. 117,1
Carmen: Habenera
Symphony No. 3 'Scottish': Vivace non troppo
Vienna Bonbons: Waltz Op. 307

Tracks:

Symphony No. 40 In G Minor K. 550: Molto Allegro
Preghiera - Mozarianna Suite: Ave Verum
Arietta Op. 12,1
Concerto BWV 1056: Arioso
The Four Seasons: Concerto Nr. 3 Autumn: Allegro
Des Abends (Evening)
Holberg Suite Op. 40: Gavotte
Melancholy Galliard
Flute Concerto No. 2 In D Major K. 314: Rondo. Allegretto
Spinning Song
Orchestral Suite No. 3: Valse Melancolique
Flute Quartet K. 285a: Tempo di Minuetto
Moment Musical In A Flat Major, D 780 No. 2
Piano Concerto No. 9 In E Flat Major K 271 'Jeunehomme': Rondo - Presto

Tracks:

String Serenade: Moderato
Traumerei Op. 15
Ave Maria
Cello Concerto No. 2 In D Major: Allegro
Minuet In D Minor
Suite No. 1: Marche Miniature
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Notturno
Mazurka In D Major Op. 33 No. 2
Divertimento K 251: Andantino
On Wings Of A Song
Carmen: Nocturne
Melody
Sonata In C Major BWV 1033: Allegro
Symphony No. 1 In G Minor 'Winter Dreams': Adagio cantabile
Sound Of The Spheres, Waltz Op. 235

Tracks:

The Marriage Of Figaro: Overture
Sonata In C sharp Minor Op. 27,2 'Moonlight Sonata': Adagio sostenuto
German Dance No. 1
Nocturne In C Sharp Minor Op.posth.
Haffner Serenade: Minuet
Septet In E Flat Major Op. 20: Tempo di Minuetto
Symphony No. 4 Italian: Andante con moto
Prelude In D Flat Major Op. 28, No. 15 'Rain Drops'
'3 Small Pieces': Impromptu
'The Nutcracker': March
Romance In E Flat Major Op. 44
Piano Sonata No. 16 In C Major 'Sonata facile': Allegro
'The Nutcracker': Scene No. 10
Enjoy Your Life Waltz, Op. 340

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Complete Violin Works / Octet
Schubert , Afanassiev , Maisenberg , Coe , and Kremer
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Beethoven, Wranitzky: Oboe Trios

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Release Date: 2004-07-20

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Variations On 'La Ci Darem La Mano' From Mozart's 'Don Giovanni'
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The Most Beautiful Melodies of Classical Music (Collectors Edition) (Box Set)

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The Most Beautiful Melodies of Classical Music (Collectors Edition) (Box Set)

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Release Date: 2003-02-13

Mozart: Quintets KV 581, 580b, 156c; Stadler: Trio in F

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Mozart: Quintets KV 581, 580b, 156c; Stadler: Trio in F

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ASIN: B00005NYE0
Release Date: 2001-10-16

Tracks:

Qnt in A, KV 581 'Stadler-Qnt': Allegro
Qnt in A, KV 581 'Stadler-Qnt': Larghetto
Qnt in A, KV 581 'Stadler-Qnt': Menuetto
Qnt in A, KV 581 'Stadler-Qnt': Allegretto Con Vars
Duo in B flat, KV 424: Adagio - Allegro
Duo in B flat, KV 424: Andante Cantabile
Duo in B flat, KV 424: Thema Con Vars (Andante Grazioso)
Qnt Movt (Fragment) in B flat, KV 516c=Anh. 91: Allegro
Trio in F: Ov - Marcia - Consortium Classicum/Dieter Klocker C
Trio in F: Polonaise
Trio in F: Traum (Allegro - Largo)
Trio in F: Finale (Allegro Non Troppo)
Qnt Movt (Fragment) in F, KV 580b=Anh. 90: Allegro

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Brahms: Complete Piano Trios

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ASIN: B0000063BW
Release Date: 1998-04-14

Tracks:

Trio in B major for piano, violin, and cello: Allegro con brio
Trio in B major for piano, violin, and cello: Scherzo: Allegro molto
Trio in B major for piano, violin, and cello: Adagio
Trio in B major for piano, violin, and cello: Allegro
Trio in E flat major for piano, violin, and horn: Andante - Poco piu animato
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Trio in E flat major for piano, violin, and horn: Adagio mesto
Trio in E flat major for piano, violin, and horn: Finale: Allegro con brio

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Trio in C major for piano, violin and cello Op 87: Allegro
Trio in C major for piano, violin and cello Op 87: Andante con moto
Trio in C major for piano, violin and cello Op 87: Scherzo: Presto
Trio in C major for piano, violin and cello Op 87: Finale: Allegro giocoso
Trio in C minor for piano, violin and cello Op 101: Allegro energico
Trio in C minor for piano, violin and cello Op 101: Presto non assai
Trio in C minor for piano, violin and cello Op 101: Andante grazioso
Trio in C minor for piano, violin and cello Op 101: Allegro molto
Trio in A minor for piano, clarinet and cello Op 114: Allegro
Trio in A minor for piano, clarinet and cello Op 114: Adagio
Trio in A minor for piano, clarinet and cello Op 114: Andante grazioso
Trio in A minor for piano, clarinet and cello Op 114: Allegro

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For the record, Florestan is the principal tenor character in Beethoven's heroic opera, Fidelio. He then became one of Schumann's literary alter egos as a music critic, so that's where this excellent group of British musicians gets its name. And since Schumann and Brahms were very close friends, this particular trio ought to be first rate in Brahms's music, right? As luck would have it, they are! Brahms's trios for various combinations of instruments really brought out the best in him. They have all of his typical strictness of form and construction, allied to a particularly generous fund of melody. There isn't a dud in the lot, so if you're interested in any of these pieces, why not get them all? --David Hurwitz

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Outstanding Recording.......2000-10-16

The performance is very good while the recording is a must for any audiophile.

Wrong Review Below.......1999-12-31

Amazon - please move the review below to its proper place under Beethoven

R. Strauss: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 9: Piano Trios, clarinet, cello, horn

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R. Strauss: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 9: Piano Trios, clarinet, cello, horn

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ASIN: B000007NQ3
Release Date: 1998-05-19

Tracks:

'Capriccio', A Musical Conversation Piece In One Movt, Op.85: Dances. Passepied - Gigue - Gavotte - Anna Kandinskaia/Sebastian Hess/Wolfgang Sawallisch
Trio No.1 in A, Without Op No. AV 37: I. Allegro Moderato
Trio No.1 in A, Without Op No. AV 37: II. Adagio
Trio No.1 in A, Without Op No. AV 37: III. Tempo Di Menuetto Ma Non Lento
Trio No.1 in A, Without Op No. AV 37: IV. Allegro Vivace
Romance Without Op No. AV 61 - Karl-Heinz Steffens/Wolfgang Sawallisch
Romance Without Op No. AV 75 (I) - Wen-Sinn Yang/Wolfgang Sawallisch
Intro, Theme And (Five) Vars Without Op No. AV 52 - Johannes Ritzkowsky/Wolfgang Sawallisch
Trio No.2 in D Without Op No. 53: I. Allegro Moderato
Trio No.2 in D Without Op No. 53: II. Andante Cantabile Ma Non Troppo
Trio No.2 in D Without Op No. 53: III. Scherzo: Allegro Assai
Trio No.2 in D Without Op No. 53: IV. Finale: Lento Assai-Allegro Vivace