A clarinet–cello–piano trio is a clarinet trio made up of one clarinet, one cello, and one piano, or the name of a piece written for such a group.

This formation is similar to the classical piano trio except that the violin is replaced by the clarinet. The heterogeneity of timbre between clarinet and cello prevents their use as a block against the piano, but it offers many other musical possibilities.

Long-lived trios (such as the Trio Montecino) are very rare, but the literature is performed by subsets of Pierrot lunaire and Quartet for the End of Time ensembles, such as Tashi, as well as by ad hoc groups.

Repertoire

The original repertoire for clarinet, cello and piano (by name of composer with date & publisher where known) includes:

Mark Abel (b. 1948) Trio (2017) Johan F. Amberg (1846–1928) Trio Op. 11 in E flat Fantasiestucke Op. 12 (originally for viola, clarinet, piano) Georges Aperghis (1945) Trio (1996) Edward Applebaum (b. 1937) Montages (1969 Wilhelm Hansen/J&W Chester) Conrad Beck Alternances Ludwig van Beethoven Trio No. 4, Op. 11 in B flat Trio Op. 38 (arrangement by the composer of the Septet Op. 20) Wilhelm Berger Trio Op. 94 in G (1905, Kahnt) Günter Bialas (1975–6) Adolphe Blanc Trio Op. 23 in Bb major (1857) Karl-Birger Blomdahl Trio (1955) Theodor Blumer Suite (trio) Op. 97 (Zimmerman, n.d.) Johannes Brahms Trio Op. 114 in A minor (optionally for viola) Braunlich Trio Max Bruch 8 Pieces Op. 83 for clarinet and viola, arranged for piano trio by the composer and often performed with clarinet and cello Howard J. Buss Remembrances (2000 Brixton Publications/Cimarron Music Press) Ann Callaway The Memory Palace (2007 Laureate Press, distr. BMM) Friedrich Cerha Fünf Stücke (1999/2000) Osvaldo Coluccino Without witness (2004, RAI Trade ed.) Milica Djordjevic pod vodom raskršća snova (2019) Pascal Dusapin Trio Rombach, for piano, violin or clarinet and cello (1997) Anton Eberl Grand trio, Op. 36 (1806) Louise Farrenc Trio Op. 44 in E flat (optionally for vln.) Benoit Constant Fauconier Fantasie concertante, for flute or clarinet, violin and piano (publ. about 1820, Schott) Benjamin Frankel Trio, Op. 10 (1940) Pezzi pianissimi, Op. 41 (1964) Carl Frühling Trio in A minor, Op. 40 Beat Furrer (b. 1954) Aer (1991) Daniel S. Godfrey Impromptu (1984) (7', G. Schirmer) Henryk Górecki (1933–2010) Lerchenmusik, Op. 53 (1984) Harold Gramatges (b. 1918) Trio (1944) Christoph Graupner in F major Clarinet / Cello / Cembalo (there is a trio, Gwv 201, for bassoon, chalumeau & continuo in C major) Emil Hartmann Serenade Op. 24 in A Alfred Hill Miniature Trio No.1 in F Gilad Hochman (b. 1982) Shedun Fini — hommage to F. Schubert's Symphony in B minor Vagn Holmboe Trio Op. 137 (1978) Eco Op. 186 (1991) (both W. Hansen) Toshio Hosokawa Vertical Time, Study I (1992) Klaus Huber Schattenblätter (1975) — uses Bass clarinet Franz Hunten Terzetto, Op.175 Airat Ichmouratov Fantastic Dances Op.15 for clarinet, cello, piano, and String orchestra with percussion (2007) Vincent d'Indy Trio Op. 29 in B flat John Ireland Clarinet Trio in D Major Paul Juon Four Trio Miniatures (1901) version of piano Trio in A minor Op. 17 Op. 18, No.3, 6, & 7 originally for piano solo and Op. 24, No.2 for piano four hands. John Kaefer Chamber Sonata No. 1: Shadow Voices [1994; 13 minutes] Robert Kahn Trio, Op. 45 in G (1906) Trio Serenade Op. 73 (orig. Horn-oboe-piano; version D for Clarinet–cello–piano) Harrison Kerr Trio (1936) Jan Koetsier Trio, Op. 13 No.2 (1937, rev. 1981 Donemus) Kubizek Trio Op.26a Helmut Lachenmann Allegro Sostenuto (1986–8) — clarinet doubling bass clarinet. Heinrich Eduard Josef von Lannoy (1787–1853) Trio in B flat major, Op. 15 J. X. (Borrel) Lefevre Sonatas No. 2 and No. 3 Kenneth Leighton Fantasy on an American Hymn Tune, Op. 70 (Novello, 1974) Gerald Levinson (b. 1951) Trio (Theodor Presser) Jacques Lenot Lied 3 Domenico Liverani (1805–1877) Terzettino dal Trovatore de Verdi Charles Harford Lloyd (1849–1919) Trio in B flat Theo Loevendie Lerchen Trio (1992, in memoriam Olivier Messiaen) Bent Lorentzen Mambo (1982, Edition Wilhelm Hansen) François-Bernard Mâche Brûlis (1999; 16 minutes) Giuseppe Manghenoni (around 1800) / Johann Simon Mayer (1765–1848) Trio per pianoforte con clarinetto (B) e Violone (Cello) [2 movements] (Musica-Aeterna Verlag, 2014) Philippe Manoury Ultima (1996; 12 minutes) Krzysztof Meyer Trio Op. 90 (1998) Robert Muczynski (1929–2010) Op. 26 — Fantasy Trio, for Clarinet, Cello and Piano (1969, Theodore Presser Co.) Per Nørgård Spell (1973) Trio, Op. 15 (1955) Lior Navok Like a Whirling Sand-Clock Robert Parris Trio Günther Raphael Trio, Op. 70 (1950) Ferdinand Ries Trio Op. 28 in G (1810) Wolfgang Rihm Chiffre IV (1983) — Bass clarinet Nino Rota Trio (1973, Schott) John Psathas Island Songs, clarinet trio (1995) Archduke Rudolph Trio Paul Schoenfield (b.1947) Trio for clarinet, cello and piano (1990) Hermann Schroeder 3rd Piano Trio Op. 43 Cyril Scott Trio (c. 1955, Peters Ed. London) Roberto Sierra Tres fantasías Robert Simpson Trio Fantisek Jan Skroup Trio, Op. 2 in E flat Juan Maria Solare (b. 1966) Milongas grecolatinas (2002) Pensierosa (milonga para tres) (2003) Sale con fritas (2005) Ochenta diciembres (2008) Robert Starer Trio Eric Stokes (b. 1930) Trio No.1 (1955, rev. 1963) Martin Suckling Visiones (after Goya) (2015) Jay Sydeman Trio Montagnana Marko Tajčević 7 Balkan Dances Turok Trio Victor Urbancic (1903–1958) Trio in A-Dur nach Art einer Serenade (1921, Iceland Music Information Center)

Fantasie on Russian Airs, Op. 35 in D minor Trio on Italian Themes, Op. 15 Julian Wagstaff (b. 1970) A Persistent Illusion (2011, julianwagstaff.com) Hebridean Sunset Rag (arrangement for piano trio, 2015, julianwagstaff.com) Gwyneth Walker Craftsbury Trio Salem Reel Robert Ward (1917–2013) Echoes of America (1997, E. C. Schirmer) Graham Waterhouse Gestural Variations Concentricities (2019) Vally Weigl (1894–1982) New England Suite (1953, American Composers Alliance) Harri Wessman Trio for clarinet, cello and piano (1994, Fennica Gehrman, Helsinki) Jörg Widmann Nachtstück John Woolrich A Dramolet (2008, Faber Music) Alexander Zemlinsky Trio Op. 3 in D minor Hermann Zilcher (see German article) Trio in Form von Variationen a-moll Op. 90 für Klarinette, Violoncello und Klavier (1938)

Substitution

In addition to this original repertoire, one can pick some pieces for clarinet-viola-piano trio or clarinet-violin-piano trio and replace the viola (violin) by the cello, or replace the violin by the clarinet in a classical Piano trio; cases where the composer has foreseen this possibility are listed above. Other substitutions are possible:

Franciszek Lessel Grand Trio, Op. 4 (Clarinet, Horn, Piano) Mikhail Glinka Trio Pathetique for clarinet, bassoon and piano (1832, reprinted by Musica Rara as well as International Ed.) Giovanni Bottesini Gran Duo Concertante (version for clarinet, string bass and Piano) Isang Yun Rencontre (1986) for clarinet–cello–harp

Transcription

The available repertoire has been expanded by transcribers (other than the composers, whose own transcriptions are listed under original repertoire above) as well:

Johannes Brahms (Rosenbloom) Three Pieces (Op. 76 #5, Op. 76 #4; Op. 116, #7) Anton Dvorak (Büsing) Vier Legenden aus op.59 <Klar,Bassetthorn (or Vc), Pno> Engelbert Humperdinck (Sandre) Hänsel und Gretel (Auswahl) in einer Bearbeitung von Gustave Sandre (ca 1909) Felix Mendelssohn-B., Felix (Päuler) 3 Stücke op.35 No.4, op.53 No.2, op.38 No.6 Robert Schumann (Büsing) Bilder aus dem Osten op.66, 6 Impromptus <Klar,Bassetthr(Vc),Pno>.

See also Clarinet–violin–piano trio Clarinet–viola–piano trio Piano trio Piano trio repertoire

References

External links Like a Whirling Sand-Clock sound recording discussion at cellofun.com An extensive list of works for sale first and second CDs by Trio Montecino Torun Trio