Schumann: Works for Piano Trio

Description

Schumann began writing chamber music rather late on in his life. in 1842 he then wrote six substantial works, including his first piano trio, which he only published in 1850 under the title Four Fantasy Pieces, Op. 88. in the meantime he had already composed the Trios in d Minor, Op. 63 (1847) and F Major, Op. 80 (1847/49). When he was in Dusseldorf, in 1851, he wrote the g Minor Trio, Op. 110. Together with the trios by Mendelssohn and Brahms, Schumann's four compositions are the most important works for this genre written in the 19th century.

Pieces

• Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 63
• Piano Trio in F Major, Op. 80
• Piano Trio No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 110
• Fantasiestücke, Op. 88