Piano Trios opp. 8, 87, 101 (urtext); Johannes Brahms (G. Henle Verlag)

Piano Trios Opp. 8, 87, 101 for violin, cello, and piano by Johannes Brahms

Includes parts and piano score. Urtext edition by Ernst Herttrich. Published by Henle

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) was a significant German composer whose music is often considered to represent the apex of 19th century romanticism. He aligned himself with baroque and classical traditions with his structural coherence and contrapuntal mastery, yet he was also considered a progressive in his freer treatment of dissonance, rhythm, and motivic development. His music is known for its meticulous, intelligent craft, as well as its uniquely introspective and tender emotional core.

Nowhere is Brahms's mastery more apparent than in his chamber music, and nowhere in his chamber music is there a form more representative of his growth as a composer than his piano trios. They span from his brusque, impetuous youthful years to his autumnal, complex late period, all gems in his catalog of chamber music. This fantastic, premium Henle urtext edition brings together all three of his piano trios for violin, cello, and piano: Op.87 in C Major, Op.101 in C minor, and two versions of Op.8 in B Major--his original 1854 version, as well as his 1891 revision. Includes critical and historical commentary. Includes parts and piano score. Advanced level, Grade 5.

CONTENTS:

Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op.8
Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op.87
Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op.101
Appendix: Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op.8 (Original 1854 version)