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Mozart THE 1788 TRIOS
THE QUEEN’S CHAMBER TRIO
Robert Zubrycki, violin
Peter Seidenberg, cello
Elaine Comparone, harpsichord
Trio in E Major (KV 542)
Allegro / Andante grazioso / Allegro
Trio in C Major (KV 548)
Allegro / Andante cantabile / Allegro
Trio in G Major (KV 564)
Allegro / Andante / Allegretto


NOTES ON MOZART AND THE MUSIC
Mozart composed his last three symphonies and his last three trios in the same year.
The Trio in E Major, dated 22 June 1788, is the first of the final three. Only four days
later Mozart completed his Symphony #39 in E-Flat (KV 543) and within six weeks
finished Symphony #40 in G minor (KV 550) and the “Jupiter,” Symphony #41 in C
Major (KV 551). Mozart entered the Trio in C Major in his work catalogue on 14 July
1788 and the Trio in G Major came along in late October. Artaria published the C Major
and E Major Trios along with K 502 (Trio in B-Flat Major) in 1788 as Op.15/...