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Complete Piano Trios, Volume 2

Jean Sibelius · 2004

64 min · 11 tracks · classical music

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

Instrumental
50 /100
Lowland
Higher than 1% of albums we've rated

The trios have clear melodic and formal appeal, but their early, conventional language and the scattered short pieces make this more archival than compelling as an album.

What we noticed

  • The first three tracks form the D-major Korpo trio; its long, shifting-tempo slow movement sits between two more direct outer movements.
  • After two short standalone pieces, the C-major Lovisa trio takes up three tracks, then the program closes with three shorter movements, two completed by other composers.
Composition 25% of the score
5/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
5/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
4/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
5/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 2/10

Little footprint beyond its audience. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Piano Trio in D major, JS 209 "Korpo": I. Allegro moderato 10:50
  • 2 Piano Trio in D major, JS 209 "Korpo": II. Fantasia. Andante - Adagio - Molto adagio - Andantino - Moderato - Andantino - [Transition] 15:30
  • 3 Piano Trio in D major, JS 209 "Korpo": III. Finale. Vivace 9:21
  • 4 Andantino in G minor, JS 43 1:40
  • 5 [Allegretto] in A-flat major 0:46
  • 6 Piano Trio in C major, JS 208 "Lovisa": I. Allegro 6:57
  • 7 Piano Trio in C major, JS 208 "Lovisa": II. Andante - Più lento - Lento 4:04
  • 8 Piano Trio in C major, JS 208 "Lovisa": III. Allegro con brio 4:37
  • 9 [Allegro] in D minor [completed by Kalevi Aho] 6:09
  • 10 [Allegretto] in E-flat major [completed by Jaakko Kuusisto] 1:39
  • 11 [Alla marcia] in C major 3:21

Reference: MusicBrainz