Piano Trio in C major (Sibelius)

{{Infobox musical composition

| name = Piano Trio in C major

| subtitle = Lovisa

| composer = Jean Sibelius

| image = JSibelius c1889.jpg

| image_upright = .9

| caption = {{center|The composer in 1889}}

| border = Yes

| catalogue = JS 208

| movements = 3

| composed = {{start date|1888}}

| publisher = {{ill|Fazer Music|lt=Fazer|fi|Musiikki-Fazer}} (1991){{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=637}}

| duration = 16 mins.{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|pp=636–637}}

}}

The Piano Trio in C major, {{lang|sv|Lovisa}}, JS 208, is a three-movement chamber piece for violin, cello, and piano{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=636}} written in the summer of 1888 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The trio derives its nickname from Lovisa (in Finnish: {{lang|fi|Loviisa}}), the municipality in which the composer's aunt (and, before her death, his paternal grandmother) lived; Sibelius summered there in 1888.{{sfn|Barnett|2007|pp=43–44}}

Structure

The C major trio is in three movements, as follows:

{{ordered list|list_style_type=upper-roman

|Allegro

|Andante

|Lento{{spaced ndash}}Allegro con brio}}

The {{lang|sv|Lovisa}} Trio was published posthumously in 1991 by {{ill|Fazer Music|fi|Musiikki-Fazer}}.{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=637}}

Discography

The Finnish musicians {{ill|Jaakko Ilves|fi}} (violin), {{ill|Risto Poutanen|fi}} (cello), and {{ill|Ilmo Ranta|fi}} (piano)—the Tapiola Trio—made the world premiere studio recording of the {{lang|sv|Lovisa}} Trio in 1988 for Finlandia.{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=637}} The table below lists this and other commercially available recordings:

class="wikitable" style="margin-right:0; font-size:95%" !scope="col"\|{{abbr\|No.\|Chronological number}} !scope=col\|Violin !scope=col\|Cello !scope=col\|Piano !scope=col\|Runtime{{efn\|All runtimes are official, as printed on CD or LP liner notes.\|name=Runtimes}} !scope=col\|{{nowrap\|{{abbr\|Rec.\|Year of recording}}{{efn\|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.}}}} !scope=col\|Recording venue !scope=col\|Label !scope=col class="unsortable"\|{{abbr\|Ref.\|References}}
scope="row"\|1 \|{{sort\|Ilves\|{{ill\|Jaakko Ilves\|fi}}}} \|{{sort\|Poutanen\|{{ill\|Risto Poutanen\|fi}}}} \|{{sort\|Ranta\|{{ill\|Ilmo Ranta\|fi}}}} \|16:00 \|1988 \|{{ill\|Roihuvuoren kirkko\|fi}} \|Finlandia \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.discogs.com/release/18411259-Jean-Sibelius-Early-Chamber-Works Tapiola Trio–Finlandia (FACD 375) 1989]}}}}
scope="row"\|2 \|{{sort\|Arai\|{{ill\|Yoshiko Arai\|fi}}}} \|{{sort\|Kimanen\|{{ill\|Seppo Kimanen\|fi}}}} \|{{sort\|Lagerspetz\|Juhani Lagerspetz}} \|15:40 \|1995 \|{{ill\|Järvenpää Hall\|fi\|Järvenpää-talo}} \|Ondine \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7947567--jean-sibelius-early-chamber-music-vol-2 Arai, Kimanen, Lagerspetz–Ondine (ODE 850–2) 1995]}}}}
scope="row"\|3 \|{{sort\|Tateno\|Janne Tateno}} \|{{sort\|Rautio\|{{ill\|Erkki Rautio\|fi\|Erkki Rautio (sellisti)}}}} \|{{sort\|Tateno\|Izumi Tateno}} \|16:44 \|1995 \|Ainola \|Canyon Classics \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.discogs.com/release/25065106-Izumi-Tateno-Jean-Sibelius-Young-Sibelius-Sibelius-In-Ainola-II Tateno, Ratio, Tateno–Canyon Classics (PCCL–00328) 1996]}}}}
scope="row"\|4 \|{{sort\|Kuusisto\|Jaakko Kuusisto}} \|{{sort\|Yltinen\|Marko Yltinen}} \|{{sort\|Gräsbeck\|{{ill\|Folke Gräsbeck\|fi}}}} \|15:47 \|2002 \|{{ill\|Danderyds gymnasium\|sv}} \|BIS \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7929160--sibelius-complete-piano-trios-volume-2 Kuusisto, Yltinen, Gräsbeck–BIS (CD–1292) 2004]}}}}
scope="row"\|5 \|{{sort\|Iivonen\|Petteri Iivonen}} \|{{sort\|Peltonen\|Samuli Peltonen}} \|{{sort\|Pohjonen\|{{ill\|Juho Pohjonen\|fi}}}} \|13:21 \|2016 \|Segerstrom Center for the Arts \|Yarlung \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8188057--sibelius-piano-trio Sibelius Piano Trio–Yarlung (YAR54763) 2016]}}}}

class="wikitable" style="margin-right:0; font-size:95%"

!scope="col"|{{abbr|No.|Chronological number}}

!scope=col|Violin

!scope=col|Cello

!scope=col|Piano

!scope=col|Runtime{{efn|All runtimes are official, as printed on CD or LP liner notes.|name=Runtimes}}

!scope=col|{{nowrap|{{abbr|Rec.|Year of recording}}{{efn|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.}}}}

!scope=col|Recording venue

!scope=col|Label

!scope=col class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|References}}

scope="row"|1

|{{sort|Ilves|{{ill|Jaakko Ilves|fi}}}}

|{{sort|Poutanen|{{ill|Risto Poutanen|fi}}}}

|{{sort|Ranta|{{ill|Ilmo Ranta|fi}}}}

|16:00

|1988

|{{ill|Roihuvuoren kirkko|fi}}

|Finlandia

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.discogs.com/release/18411259-Jean-Sibelius-Early-Chamber-Works Tapiola Trio–Finlandia (FACD 375) 1989]}}}}

scope="row"|2

|{{sort|Arai|{{ill|Yoshiko Arai|fi}}}}

|{{sort|Kimanen|{{ill|Seppo Kimanen|fi}}}}

|{{sort|Lagerspetz|Juhani Lagerspetz}}

|15:40

|1995

|{{ill|Järvenpää Hall|fi|Järvenpää-talo}}

|Ondine

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7947567--jean-sibelius-early-chamber-music-vol-2 Arai, Kimanen, Lagerspetz–Ondine (ODE 850–2) 1995]}}}}

scope="row"|3

|{{sort|Tateno|Janne Tateno}}

|{{sort|Rautio|{{ill|Erkki Rautio|fi|Erkki Rautio (sellisti)}}}}

|{{sort|Tateno|Izumi Tateno}}

|16:44

|1995

|Ainola

|Canyon Classics

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.discogs.com/release/25065106-Izumi-Tateno-Jean-Sibelius-Young-Sibelius-Sibelius-In-Ainola-II Tateno, Ratio, Tateno–Canyon Classics (PCCL–00328) 1996]}}}}

scope="row"|4

|{{sort|Kuusisto|Jaakko Kuusisto}}

|{{sort|Yltinen|Marko Yltinen}}

|{{sort|Gräsbeck|{{ill|Folke Gräsbeck|fi}}}}

|15:47

|2002

|{{ill|Danderyds gymnasium|sv}}

|BIS

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7929160--sibelius-complete-piano-trios-volume-2 Kuusisto, Yltinen, Gräsbeck–BIS (CD–1292) 2004]}}}}

scope="row"|5

|{{sort|Iivonen|Petteri Iivonen}}

|{{sort|Peltonen|Samuli Peltonen}}

|{{sort|Pohjonen|{{ill|Juho Pohjonen|fi}}}}

|13:21

|2016

|Segerstrom Center for the Arts

|Yarlung

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8188057--sibelius-piano-trio Sibelius Piano Trio–Yarlung (YAR54763) 2016]}}}}

Notes, references, and sources

;{{large|Notes}}

;{{large|References}}

;{{large|Sources}}

{{cite book|last1=Barnett|first1=Andrew|year=2007|title=Sibelius|location=New Haven|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0-300-11159-0}}
{{cite book|last=Dahlström|first=Fabian|author-link=:sv:Fabian Dahlström|title=Jean Sibelius: Thematisch-bibliographisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke|trans-title=Jean Sibelius: A Thematic Bibliographic Index of His Works|date=2003|publisher=Breitkopf & Härtel|location=Wiesbaden|language=de|isbn=3-7651-0333-0}}

Category:Piano trios by Jean Sibelius

Category:1888 compositions

Category:Compositions in C major