Piano Trio (Bernstein)
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Performed1937
Movementsthree
ScoringPiano, violin, cello
| Piano Trio | |
|---|---|
| by Leonard Bernstein | |
_-_1944_-_foto_van_Vechten2.jpg) The composer in 1944 | |
| Performed | 1937 |
| Movements | three |
| Scoring | Piano, violin, cello |
Leonard Bernstein's Piano Trio for piano, violin, and cello was written in 1937 while he was attending Harvard University as a student of Walter Piston. He was influenced by the conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos.[1] Several melodic ideas were recycled for use in later pieces; for example, the opening of the second movement was used later by Bernstein in his first musical, On the Town.[2]
The piano trio was premiered in 1937 at Harvard University by the Madison Trio: Mildred Spiegel, Dorothy Rosenberg, Sarah Kruskall.[2] It was published by Boosey & Hawkes.[3] The work takes about 16 minutes to perform.[3]
Movements
The Trio is written in three movements:
- Adagio non troppo – Più mosso – Allegro vivace
- Tempo di marcia
- Largo – Allegro vivo et molto ritmico
