| Piano Trio in A minor | |
|---|---|
| Hafträsk | |
| byJean Sibelius | |
 The composer (c. 1885–1888) | |
| Catalogue | JS 207 |
| Composed | 1886 (1886) |
| Duration | 21 mins.[1] |
| Movements | 4 |
ThePiano Trio inA minor,Hafträsk,JS 207, is a four-movementchamber piece for violin, cello, and piano[2] written in the summer of 1886 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The trio derives its nickname from the small village of Hafträsk onNorrskata [fi], an island located in theTurku archipelago, at which the Sibelius family vacationed in 1886. Immediately upon its completion, Sibelius substantially revised the first movement; this version, however, is fragmentary, although the cello part is complete.[3]
The A minor trio is in four movements, as follows:
TheHafträsk Trio remains in manuscript.[4]
The Finnish musiciansJaakko Kuusisto (violin), Marko Yltinen (cello), andFolke Gräsbeck [fi] (piano) made the world premiere studio recording of theHafträsk Trio in 2002 forBIS.[5] The table below lists this and other commercially available recordings:
| No. | Violin | Cello | Piano | Runtime[a] | Rec.[b] | Recording venue | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaakko Kuusisto | Marko Yltinen | Folke Gräsbeck [fi] | 21:59 | 2002 | Danderyds gymnasium [sv] | BIS | |
| 2 | Petteri Iivonen | Samuli Peltonen | Juho Pohjonen [fi] | 19:34 | 2016 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts | Yarlung |
