The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum held Mozart’s’ and Mendelssohn Three Equal Parts, It was available through a podcast on their website. These movements would include: cellos, flutes, piano, violin, and viola. The symphony begins with Allegro from Mozart: Piano Trio No. 3 in B-flat Major, K. 502. The piano opens by playing the theme immediately. When opening for the second theme, Mozart uses a variant opening idea. The violins begin playing louder while developing a new theme. Even with the violins playing loud, the piano sound dominants the melody in the movement. The new developed theme creates great warmth to the soul. The warmth prepares one for a dramatic return of the main theme in a minor key. In the finale of this piece, the …show more content…
The solo piano opens laying out a gentle theme to this piece. This piece reminded me of animated Disney Princess movies. The balance between the piano and cello is delicate; together they complement each other. One would agree the rondo at the end is like one has woken up from a dream. Like the first two movements, this begins with a piano solo. However, the cello and violin are the main supporters in the melody. The violin plays a descending scale in a higher octave. Through the repeating parts in the piece, it is very gentle, settling, but energetic. The flutes, violin, along with the piano complement each other well. In the finale of the movement, the violin is more dominant instrument. It ends with a three note bang from the piano. Following Mozart was Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49. Piano Trio No. 1 has four movements including: Molto Allegro Agitato, Andante con Molto Tranquillo, Leggiero e Vivace, and allegro assai appassionato. The first movement, Molto Allegro Agritato, is in sonata form. The theme is introduced by the cello with the piano support of a syncopated accompaniment. The violin is then added by playing a different version of the theme. The second theme is also introduced by the cello but instead in A major. In D minor both themes are combined during the development. During the ending of this movement, the violin adds a counter melody to support the first