chamber music question

[echoyjeff222]

I know this is a piano forum, but I'm trying to get some suggestions for chamber works. We have a violinist, violist, and pianist (me) so far. Are there any good pieces that would suit us, or should we find more players and form another ensemble? Suggestion pieces for those?

Thanks.

[chopincat]

You'd have a lot more options if you had a cellist as well, but there are still plenty of violin-viola-piano pieces out there.

IMSLP has a list you could check out: https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:For_violin,_viola,_piano

[visitor]

Last I checked ensemble music w piano part is sill piano music. Not sure I username comment. Or question of " I know this is piano forum ". But...


Are you looking or string music without piano part?

[javel_ravel]

Hi !

I'm a violist, and I'd suggest you check out the Suite No. 3, op. 19 by Kurt Atterberg. Very national romantic music, but beautiful, pleasant to play and quite original after all.
Here's a good recording of the 1st movement :

Although it was originally written for violin, viola and chamber orchestra, I've played the reduction for piano and it sounds good 

Max Reger has written a piano trio for violin and viola. It's nice as well! (op. 2 in b minor)

Or you have the Eight Pieces for Violin, Viola and Piano in C minor, Op. 83 by Max Bruch, or the trio in c-minor by Mendelssohn Bartholdy, trios by Brahms, Mozart, Contrasts by Bartók.... These are however all examples of the many adaptations from various cello/viola/violin/clarinet constellations, so not originally written for piano, violin and viola.

Hope you find something you enjoy !

Ane
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