Piano Trio in g minor, Op. 8

Composer: CHOPIN, Frédéric
  • Scored for piano, violin, and cello, Chopin wrote his Piano Trio in g minor between 1828-29. The piece consists of four movements:
    1. Allegro con fuoco
    2. Scherzo
    3. Adagio sostenuto
    4. Finale
  • Chopin wrote the piece for Antoni Henryk Radziwill, a Polish prince and musician who was a patron of the arts.
  • The piece was generally well-received; however, stylistically, it differs quite a bit from the “sound” that Chopin would become best known for.
  • Fun fact – this early work is the only one of Chopin’s pieces to feature the violin.1

Sources

  1. Mieczysław Tomaszewski, “Trio in G minor, Op. 8,” The Fryderyck Chopin Institute, accessed December 2, 2025, https://chopin.nifc.pl/en/chopin/kompozycja/44_trio-g-moll.

Cut IDs

21239 27629