thumb|Schubert in 1827 The Trio No. 1 in B-flat major for piano, violin, and cello, D. 898, was written by Franz Schubert in 1827.
The composer finished the work in 1828, in the last year of his life.Sleeve note of the Supraphon CD (SU 3959-2)Gibbs p. 187 It was published in 1836 as Opus 99, eight years after the composer's death.
Like the E-flat major trio, it is an unusually large scale work for piano trio, taking around 40 minutes in total to perform.
Structure
The piano trio contains four movements: Discography
Alfred Cortot, piano; Jacques Thibaud, violin; Pablo Casals, 'cello (Kingsway Hall, London, July 5 and 6, 1926; originally released in October 1926 as HMV DB947/50, with US issue as Victor set M 11)
New York Trio (Clarence Adler, piano; Louis Edlin, violin; Cornelius van Vliet, 'cello) (May 24, 1928; released late 1928 as Edison Diamond Discs 80898/901; deleted December 31, 1929)
Eugene Istomin, piano; Isaac Stern, violin; Leonard Rose, 'cello (1964).
Trio Dali (Amandine Savary, piano; Jack Liebeck, violin; Christian-Pierre La Marca, 'cello) (2011).
Notes
References
Gramophone Magazine, "Classics reconsidered: Schubert’s B flat Trio from Thibaud, Casals and Cortot," https://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/article/classics-reconsidered-schubert-s-b-flat-trio-from-thibaud-casals-and-cortot
Fluff on the Needle, "Losing the Plot," June 16, 2012, https://fluffontheneedle.blogspot.com/2012/06/loosing-plot.html
External links
Performance of Piano Trio No. 1 by the Eroica Trio from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format
