TRIO No. 3 for violin, violoncello and piano

For violin, violoncello and piano

Piano Trio

No. 3

A twenty-eight-minute piano trio commissioned by the Colmar Festival, Les Musicales de Colmar, in France.

Year 2013
Duration 28′
Scoring Violin
Cello · Piano
Publisher Boosey & Hawkes
/ Sikorski
Full Catalogue Boosey & Hawkes / Sikorski Purchase Score Abbreviations PDF

Commission

Commissioned by the Colmar Festival. Les Musicales de Colmar, France.

Premiere

3 May 2013. Colmar Festival, France · Liana Gourdjia, violin; Marc Coppey, violoncello; Peter Laul, piano.

Movements

  • I. Grandioso

    • First movement.

  • II. Andante

    • Second movement.

  • III. Andante religioso

    • Third movement.

  • IV. Allegro brutale

    • Final movement.

Work Information

Full Title
Piano Trio No. 3
Scoring
For violin, violoncello and piano.
Year
2013
Duration
28′
Movements
I. Grandioso
II. Andante
III. Andante religioso
IV. Allegro brutale
Instrumentation
Vl, Vc, Klav.
Abbreviations PDF
Commission
Commissioned by the Colmar Festival, Les Musicales de Colmar, France.
Premiere
3 May 2013 · Colmar Festival, France; Liana Gourdjia, violin; Marc Coppey, violoncello; Peter Laul, piano.
Publisher
Published by Boosey & Hawkes / Sikorski .
Availability
Score available for purchase through Boosey & Hawkes / Sikorski.

About the Work

Piano Trio No. 3 is a chamber work for violin, violoncello and piano. Written in 2013, it unfolds across four movements: Grandioso, Andante, Andante religioso and Allegro brutale.

The work was commissioned by the Colmar Festival, Les Musicales de Colmar, and was premiered on 3 May 2013 by Liana Gourdjia, Marc Coppey and Peter Laul.

A four-movement piano trio moving from grandeur and inward lyricism toward religious stillness and a stark final allegro.

Form. Four movements.

Duration. Approximately 28 minutes.

Forces. Violin, violoncello and piano.

Piano Trio No. 3 continues Auerbach’s engagement with the piano trio as a dramatic and architecturally charged chamber medium. Its four movements suggest a progression from ceremonial force to reflective movement, sacred interiority and finally a forceful conclusion.

The work was written for the context of the Colmar Festival in France and belongs to Auerbach’s mature catalogue of chamber works for violin, violoncello and piano.

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Publisher and Materials

Published by Boosey & Hawkes / Sikorski. The score is available through the official Boosey & Hawkes / Sikorski purchase page. Zinfonia rental material has been intentionally omitted because this is a chamber work available for purchase.