Franck Piano Trio No. 1 ( Trio concertant) in F sharp minor, Op. 1, 1 (1840)

Piano Trio No. 1 (Trio concertant) in F sharp minor, Op. 1, 1, M. 1 (1840) 1. Andante con moto 0:00 2. Allegro molto 10:12 3. Finale: Allegro maestoso 17:32 This is the first trio for piano, violin and cello by BelgianFrench composer César Franck (18221890). Composed at age 18, this trio was Franck s début composition, and in it he already makes use of the cyclic form which would characterize many of his later works. As Franck s disciple Vincent d Indy wrote in Cobbett s encyclopedia of chamber music, With its budding genius, this trio (Op. 1 marks an epoch in the history of musical alone at this period, the young composer ventured to plan his first important work according to ideas which Beethoven did little more than touch on in the last years of his