Felix Mendelssohn - Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor

- Composer: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 1809 -- 4 November 1847) - Performers: Beaux Arts Trio - Year of recording: 2004 Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 (for piano, violin, and cello) written in 1839. 00:00 - I. Molto allegro ed agitato 10:05 - II. Andante con moto tranquillo 17:54 - III. Scherzo: Leggiero e vivace 21:50 - IV. Finale: Allegro assai appassionato The 1st Piano Trio was published in 1840 and has since been recognized as one of the composer’s best chamber works (along with his Octet, Op. 20) and is one of his most popular. It is a lively, melodic piece that is satisfying to perform. After his initial work on the Trio, Op. 49, Ferdinand Hiller, a pianist and friend of Mendelssohn, suggested the composer revise the piano part to make it more brilliant. It was this piece that prompted Schumann, in a review, to assert that “Mendelssohn is the Mozart of the nineteenth century, the most illuminating of musicians....“ - Without introduction, the cello states the