Piano Trio in D major (Sibelius)
| Piano Trio in D major | |
|---|---|
| Korpo | |
| by Jean Sibelius | |
 The composer (c. 1885–1888) | |
| Catalogue | JS 209 |
| Composed | 1887 |
| Duration | 34 mins.[1] |
| Movements | 3 |
The Piano Trio in D major, Korpo, JS 209, is a three-movement chamber piece for violin, cello, and piano[1] written in the summer of 1887 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The trio derives its nickname from Korpo (Finnish: Korppoo), an island located in the Turku archipelago, at which the Sibelius family vacationed in 1887. It is Sibelius's third, and most significant, piano trio.[2]
Structure[edit]
The D major trio is in three movements, as follows:
- Allegro moderato
- Fantasia. Andante – Andantino –
- Finale. Vivace
The Korpo Trio remains in manuscript.[3]
Discography[edit]
The Finnish musicians Jaakko Kuusisto (violin), Marko Yltinen (cello), and Folke Gräsbeck (piano) made the world premiere studio recording of the Korpo Trio in 2002 for BIS.[4] The table below lists this and other commercially available recordings:
| No. | Violin | Cello | Piano | Runtime[a] | Rec.[b] | Recording venue | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaakko Kuusisto | Marko Yltinen | Folke Gräsbeck | 35:51 | 2002 | Danderyds gymnasium | BIS | |
| 2 | Petteri Iivonen | Samuli Peltonen | Juho Pohjonen | 26:22 | 2016 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts | Yarlung |
Notes, references, and sources[edit]
- Notes
- ^ All runtimes are official, as printed on CD or LP liner notes.
- ^ Refers to the year in which the performers recorded the work; this may not be the same as the year in which the recording was first released to the general public.
- ^ Kuusisto, Yltinen, Gräsbeck–BIS (CD–1292) 2004
- ^ Sibelius Piano Trio–Yarlung (YAR54763) 2016
- References
- ^ a b Dahlström 2003, p. 638.
- ^ Barnett 2007, pp. 27–30.
- ^ Dahlström 2003, p. 639.
- ^ Dahlström 2003, pp. 514, 638.
- Sources
- Barnett, Andrew (2007). Sibelius. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-11159-0.
- Dahlström, Fabian [in Swedish] (2003). Jean Sibelius: Thematisch-bibliographisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke [Jean Sibelius: A Thematic Bibliographic Index of His Works] (in German). Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel. ISBN 3-7651-0333-0.
