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. 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:

• Allegro moderato
• Andante un poco mosso
• Scherzo. Allegro
• Rondo. Allegro vivace

The third movement is in the classical minuet form, with the trio section resembling a relaxed waltz. The principal theme of the last movement resembles that of one of Schubert's songs, "Skolie".

Footnotes

1. ^ Sleeve note of the Supraphon CD (SU 3959-2)
2. ^ Gibbs p. 187
3. ^ Einstein pp. 278-279

References

• Gibbs, Christopher (1997). The Cambridge Companion to Schubert. Cambridge University Press. 
• Einstein, Alfred (1951). Schubert: A Musical Portrait. New York: Oxford University Press.