Heyner Rodriguez

MUS 596B
Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C, Op. 56
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Recordings
Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op. 56. Giuliano
Carmignola (violin), Sol Gabetta (cello), Dejan Lazic (piano). Giovanni Antonini (conductor),
Kammerorchester Basel. Sonny: 2015.
Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op. 56. Anne-Sophie
Mutter (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), and Daniel Barenboim (piano). West–Eastern Divan
Orchestra. Deutsche Grammophon: 2020.
Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op. 56. Isabelle Faust
(violin), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), and Alexander Melnikov (piano). Pablo Heras-Casado
(conductor), Freiburger Barockorchester. Harmonia Mundi: 2021.
History
 Composed in 1803. Published in 1804
 Premiered in 1808
 Dedicated to Prince Lobkowitz
  Beethoven’s only concerto for multiple soloists
 In the tradition of the violin and the first three piano concertos

Analysis
First movement: Allegro. C major
Ritornello Soloist
First ritornello
1–75
Exposition
75–224
Second ritornello
225–243
Development
243–324
Recapitulation
325–462
Third ritornello
462–470
Display episode
470–514
Fourth ritornello
514–531

Formal section Thematic function Key Measure

R1: Exposition
P 1–12
TR 13–33
S 33–61
C 62–69
Bridge 69–75
S: Exposition P 75–114
TR 114–156
S 157–225
(R2) 225–243
S: Development 243–324
S: Recapitulation
P 325–337
TR 337–393
S 394–462
(R3) 462–470
S: Display episode 471–514
(R4) 514–531
Second movement: Larghetto (attaca). A-flat major (G major)
A-A-bridge
Formal section Thematic function Key Measure
A 1–20
A 21–40
bridge 40–

Third movement: Rondo alla Polaca. C major

Formal section Measures
A 1–61
Transition 62–75
B 76–93
Retransition 93–118
A 119–159
Transition 160–170
C 171–202
Retransition 203–244
A 245–254
Transition 255–268
B’ 269–286
retransition 286–332
A 333–443
Coda 443–475