| Piano Trio | |
|---|---|
| "Archduke Trio" | |
| by Ludwig van Beethoven | |
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| Key | B-flat major |
| Opus | 97 |
| Composed | 1810–11 |
| Dedication | Archduke Rudolph of Austria |
| Performed | 11 April 1814 |
| Movements | Four |
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The Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97, by Ludwig van Beethoven is a piano trio completed in 1811.[1][2] It is commonly referred to as the Archduke Trio, because it was dedicated to Archduke Rudolph of Austria, the youngest of twelve children of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor.[2] Rudolf was an amateur pianist and a patron, friend, and composition student of Beethoven.[2] Beethoven dedicated about a dozen compositions to him.[3]
The Archduke Trio was written late in Beethoven's so-called "middle period". He sketched out the draft for it in the summer of 1810 and completed the composition in March 1811.[1][2][4] It follows the traditional four movement structure with sonata form in the first and rondo sonata form in the last movement.[4] It also allows for a more prominent part for the piano than previous compositions.[2]
- ^ a b Thayer1; Krehbiel2; Deiters3; Riemann4, Alexander Wheelock1; Henry Edward2; Hermann3; Hugo4 (1921). Life of Ludwig van Beethoven. New York: The Beethoven Association. pp. 170–270.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d e Watson, Angus (2010). Beethoven's Chamber Music in Context. Woodbridge, UK: The Boydell Press. pp. 193–200. ISBN 9781843835776.
- ^ Keller, James (2014). Chamber Music : A Listener's Guide. Cary: Oxford University Press, Incorporated. pp. 62–64. ISBN 9780199700080.
- ^ a b Hiebert, Elfrieda Franz (1988). The piano trios of Beethoven: an historical and analytical study. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms International. pp. 138–153.