Today’s Midweek Melody is the Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11 by Ludwig van Beethoven. Written in 1797 the trio is a light, cheerful piece featuring a clarinet in lieu of violin, which was the more traditional instrument included in a piano trio. The trio is sometimes referred to as the “Gassenhauer Trio”, which means “alley song,” because the third movement is based on a popular tune that was being sung and whistled in the streets of Vienna at that time.

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Beethoven "Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11" - YouTube

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Performers: Annemarie Strzelecki, clarinet - Mark Pyle, cello - Lillian Coulter, piano