Triple Concerto (Beethoven)

Triple Concerto
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven in 1803
KeyC major
Opus56
PeriodClassical
Composed1803 (1803)
DedicationJoseph Franz von Lobkowitz
Published1804 (1804)
MovementsThree
Scoring
  • piano
  • violin
  • cello
  • orchestra

Ludwig van Beethoven's Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op. 56, commonly known as the Triple Concerto, was composed in 1803 and published in 1804 by Breitkopf & Härtel. The choice of the three solo instruments effectively makes this a concerto for piano trio, and it is the only concerto Beethoven ever completed for more than one solo instrument, also being the only concerto he wrote for cello. A typical performance takes approximately thirty-seven minutes.