Horn Trio (Holbrooke)

Joseph Holbrooke's Horn Trio in D minor, Op. 28,[a] is a chamber composition for a trio consisting of horn, violin and piano.[2] Conceived as a companion piece to Brahms's Horn Trio Op. 40, the work was composed no earlier than 1904 and revised by the composer between 1906 and 1912.[1]

Structure

The composition is structured in three movements:

1. Larghetto sostenuto – Allegro con brio
2. Adagio non troppo
3. Rondo: Molto vivace

A typical performance takes around 27 to 30 minutes.

References

Notes

1. Stevenson notes that contemporary publications listed this work as Op.24, 25, 36 & 37.[1]

1. Stevenson 2011.
2. Lowe 1920, p. 108.

Sources

• Stevenson, Robert (2011). Holbrooke, J.: Violin Concerto, "The Grasshopper"/Violin Sonata No. 1/Horn Trio (CD). Naxos Records. 8.572649.
• Lowe, George (1920). Josef Holbrooke And His Work (PDF). London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., LTD.

External links

• "Joseph Holbrooke: Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano in d minor, Op.28 (Soundbites and discussion)". Edition Silvertrust.
• "Josef Holbrooke Trio in D, op.28 For Violin, Horn and Piano". YouTube. 17 November 2014.
• France, John; Barnett, Rob; Stevenson, Robert (August 2011). "Holbrooke: Violin Concerto, "The Grasshopper"/Violin Sonata No. 1/Horn Trio (Review)". Musicweb.com. - Reviews of the Naxos recording, with additional notes by the author of the liner notes to the Naxos Album.