Beethoven: Trio in C Major, Op. 87 (arr. for string trio)
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Instrumentation (this edition): Viola, Violin I, Violin II Originally for: Oboe I, Oboe II, English Horn Work: Trio in C Major, Op. 87 Binding: Saddle-Stitch ISMN: 9790004500118 Size: 9.1 x 12.0 inches Pages: 24 Look Inside! PDF Preview Description The performance in December, 1793, in Vienna of a "new trio for two oboes and cor anglais" by Johann Wendt stimulated Beethoven, who was in the audience, to write a trio for the same combination. Other similar trios were composed by Triebensee and Krommer, and three years later Beethoven himself wrote another trio for the combination – the Variations on "La ci darem la mano." The Trio, Op. 87, quickly became popular and many arrangements were made during Beethoven's lifetime.