Piano Trio in G major, L. 5 (Debussy)
Movements
i Andantino con moto allegro, ii Scherzo: Moderato con allegro, iii Andante espressivo, iv Finale: Appassionato
Notes
The Piano Trio was written by an 18-year-old Claude Debussy in 1880 in Fiesole, Italy. Most of the autograph of the work was thought to be lost until 1982, when it was discovered from the legacy of Maurice Dumesnil, a pupil of Debussy’s.
It is clear from this music that the great composer’s style was as yet unformed, although there are certainly foretastes of the kind of writing found in the piano Suite bergamasque of a decade later.
