Piano Trio - Other Combinations

Other Combinations

Some rather rare combinations of instruments have nonetheless inspired a few outstanding works.

  • Haydn wrote three trios for flute, cello & piano (H. 15/15-17), a combination for which Carl Maria von Weber also wrote one work (op. 63).
  • Beethoven wrote his Trio in G major, WoO 37 (1786) for flute, bassoon, and piano.
  • Francis Poulenc's Trio op. 43 (1926) is for oboe, bassoon and piano.
  • The Horn-violin-piano trio is exemplified by Brahms' Trio Op. 40 in E flat and György Ligeti's 1982 Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano.
  • Trios with clarinet include masterpieces by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and Bartok; many more works are listed in the articles Clarinet-violin-piano trio, Clarinet-viola-piano trio and Clarinet-cello-piano trio.
  • Ignaz Lachner wrote all of his six piano trios for violin, viola, and piano.

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