Piano Trio in D major (Sibelius)

{{short description|Piano trio by Jean Sibelius (1886)}}

{{Infobox musical composition

| name = Piano Trio in D major

| subtitle = Korpo

| composer = Jean Sibelius

| image = JSibelius c1885-1888.tif

| image_upright = .9

| caption = {{center|The composer ({{c.|1885–1888}})}}

| border = Yes

| catalogue = JS 209

| movements = 3

| composed = {{start date|1887}}

| duration = 34 mins.{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=638}}

}}

The Piano Trio in D major, {{lang|sv|Korpo}}, JS 209, is a three-movement chamber piece for violin, cello, and piano{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=638}} written in the summer of 1887 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The trio derives its nickname from Korpo (Finnish: {{lang|fi|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.{{sfn|Barnett|2007|pp=27–30}}

Structure

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

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|Allegro moderato

|Fantasia. Andante{{spaced ndash}}Andantino{{spaced ndash}}

|Finale. Vivace}}

The {{lang|sv|Korpo}} Trio remains in manuscript.{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=639}}

Discography

The Finnish musicians Jaakko Kuusisto (violin), Marko Yltinen (cello), and {{ill|Folke Gräsbeck|fi}} (piano) made the world premiere studio recording of the {{lang|sv|Korpo}} Trio in 2002 for BIS.{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|pp=514, 638}} The table below lists this and other commercially available recordings:

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!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|Kuusisto|Jaakko Kuusisto}}

|{{sort|Yltinen|Marko Yltinen}}

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

|35:51

|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"|2

|{{sort|Iivonen|Petteri Iivonen}}

|{{sort|Peltonen|Samuli Peltonen}}

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

|26:22

|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

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  • {{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}}

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