String Trios, Op. 9 (Beethoven)

Title page of the first edition of the score, Vienna 1799

The three String Trios, Op. 9 were composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1797–98. He published them in Vienna in 1799, with a dedication to his patron Count Johann Georg von Browne (1767–1827).[1] They were first performed by the violinist Ignaz Schuppanzigh with two colleagues from his string quartet. According to the violinist and conductor Angus Watson, these were probably Franz Weiss on viola and either Nikolaus Kraft or his father Anton on cello.[2] Each of the trios consists of four movements:

Op. 9 No. 1: Adagio – Allegro con brio
  • String Trio No. 3 in G major, Op. 9 No. 1
    • I. Adagio - Allegro con brio
    • II. Adagio ma non tanto e cantabile
    • III. Scherzo – Allegro
    • IV. Presto
  • String Trio No. 4 in D major, Op. 9 No. 2
    • I. Allegretto
    • II. Andante quasi allegretto
    • III. Menuetto – Allegro
    • IV. Rondo – Allegro
  • String Trio No. 5 in C minor, Op. 9 No. 3
    • I. Allegro con spirito
    • II. Adagio con espressione
    • III. Scherzo – Allegro molto e vivace
    • IV. Finale – Presto
  1. ^ Anderson, Keith (2011). "Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827): String Trios, Op. 9" (Liner notes to Beethoven: String Trios, Op. 9, Naxos Records 8572377
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Watson was invoked but never defined (see the help page).