Trio Elégiaque No. 2 in D minor
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Written in memory of Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff's Trio Élégiaque in D minor is a piano trio written on October 5 and completed on December 15, 1893. It is composed of three movements:
- Moderato
- Quasi variazione
- Allegro risoluto
The first movement starts out with a somber tone and erupts violently near the end. The second movement consists of variations built upon the first theme, and the final movement, although short, is dominated by the unceasingly powerful and dramatic piano part. This piano trio is similar to Tchaikovsky's Trio in A minor, which was dedicated to Nikolai Rubinstein, in that it follows the same basic structure as Tchaikovsky's. It was first performed in Moscow on January 31, 1894 by Rachmaninoff himself.
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