Felix Mendelssohn's first piano trio in D minor was completed in mid-1839, after having the piano part be overhauled after the feedback of composer Ferdinand Hiller. The composition, for piano, violin and cello, is in four movements and is oft considered one of Mendelssohn's greatest chamber works. Starting out firmly in minor, the work gradually lightens, despite moments of melancholy and capriciousness, ending in D major after an otherwise generally moody fourth movement.
This recording is by the Claremont Trio and was released into the Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0).
00:00 - I. Molto Allegro agitato
09:48 - II. Andante con moto tranquillo
16:21 - III. Scherzo. Leggiero e vivace
20:07 - IV. Finale. Allegro assai appasionato