As a combination of three distinct instruments, the flute, cello, and piano trio repertoire offers a rich and diverse range of musical compositions that showcase the unique qualities of each instrument. In this article, we will explore the history and development of the flute, cello, and piano trio ensemble, highlight notable composers and works, and provide suggestions for further listening.
Flute, cello, and piano trio repertoire list
Below is a flute, cello, and piano trio repertoire list
| Title | Composer | Instrumentation |
| 2 Miniature Piano Trios, 1.2.2.1 MTr1-2 | Hill, Alfred | flute, cello & piano |
| 2 Piano Trios, Op.39 | Mazzinghi, Joseph | flute, cello & piano |
| 2 Sonatas for Piano Trio, Op.45 | Gyrowetz, Adalbert | flute, cello & piano |
| 2 Sonatas, Op.23 | Kreutzer, Conradin | flute, cello & piano |
| 3 Aquarelles | Philippe Gaubert | flute, cello & piano |
| 3 Keyboard Trios, Op.34 | Kozeluch, Leopold | flute, cello & piano |
| 3 Keyboard Trios, Op.41 | Kozeluch, Leopold | flute, cello & piano |
| 3 Piano Trios, Op.21 | Clementi, Muzio | flute, cello & piano |
| 3 Piano Trios, Op.22 | Clementi, Muzio | flute, cello & piano |
| 3 Piano Trios, Op.29 | Clementi, Muzio | flute, cello & piano |
| 3 Piano Trios, Op.32 | Clementi, Muzio | flute, cello & piano |
| 3 Piano Trios, Op.40 | Kozeluch, Leopold | flute, cello & piano |
| 3 Sonatas and 3 Preludes, Op.31 | Dussek, Jan Ladislav | flute, cello & piano |
| 3 Sonatas for Keyboard and Flute | Tromlitz, Johann George | flute, cello & piano |
| 3 Sonatas for Piano Trio, Op.12 | Gyrowetz, Adalbert | flute, cello & piano |
| 3 Sonatas for Piano Trio, Op.17 | Gyrowetz, Adalbert | flute, cello & piano |
| 3 Sonatas for Piano Trio, Op.51 | Gyrowetz, Adalbert | flute, cello & piano |
| 3 Sonatas for Piano Trio, Op.55 | Gyrowetz, Adalbert | flute, cello & piano |
| 3 Sonatas, Op.1 | Matielli, Giovanni Antonio | flute, cello & piano |
| 3 Sonatas, Op.35 | Cramer, Johann Baptist | flute, cello & piano |
| 3 Sonatas, Op.71 | Hook, James | flute, cello & piano |
| 3 Sonatas, Op.8 | Dale, Joseph | flute, cello & piano |
| 3 Sonatas, Op.9 | Cramer, Johann Baptist | flute, cello & piano |
| 3 Trios for Piano, Flute & Cello, Op.48 | Amon, Johann Andreas | flute, cello & piano |
| 3 Trios for Piano, Flute & Cello, Op.48 | Amon, Johann Andreas | flute, cello & piano |
| 4 Sonatas for Piano | Clementi, Muzio | flute, cello & piano |
| 4 Trio Pieces | Steiner, Wolfgang | flute, cello & piano |
| 4 Trio Pieces | Steiner, Wolfgang | flute, cello & piano |
| 5 Impressions of a Holiday, Op.7 | Goossens, Eugene | flute, cello & piano |
| 6 Keyboard Trios, Op.13 | Just, Johann August | flute, cello & piano |
| 6 Leichte Sonaten, Theil 4 | Hässler, Johann Wilhelm | flute, cello & piano |
| 6 Piano Trios | Hoffmeister, Franz Anton | flute, cello & piano |
| 6 Sonatas, Op.3 | Beckmann, Johann Friedrich | flute, cello & piano |
| Adagio, Variationen und Rondo über ein russisches Thema, Op.78 | Johann Nepomuk Hummel | flute, cello & piano |
| Andante for Trio, Op.35 | Cyril Plante | flute, cello & piano |
| Ballade | Charles Lefebvre | flute, cello & piano |
| Ballade for Flute, Cornet and Piano | Rudolph Speil | flute, cello & piano |
| Christmas Trio | Richard St. Clair | flute, cello & piano |
| Dance of the Last Aristocrat | Joseph Chen Buchheit | flute, cello & piano |
| Degodot II | Juan O. Romano | flute, cello & piano |
| Dialogue sentimental | Paul Lacombe | flute, cello & piano |
| Die Hugenotten | Popp, Wilhelm | flute, cello & piano |
| Divertissement, Op.50 | Adalbert Gyrowetz | flute, cello & piano |
| Divertissement, Op.57 | Adalbert Gyrowetz | flute, cello & piano |
| Exilés du ciel | Jean-François Marcoux | flute, cello & piano |
| Fantaisie sur les motivs de ballet ‘Les Millions d’Arlequin’ | Ernesto Köhler | flute, cello & piano |
| Flute Sonata and Trio, Op.33 | Brian Henderson-Sellers | flute, cello & piano |
| Flute Trio No.1, Op.99 | Anthony Hedges | flute, cello & piano |
| Homage to the American Pioneers | Alexandra, Liana | flute, cello & piano |
| Keyboard Trio in B-flat major, Op.2a | Hummel, Johann Nepomuk | flute, cello & piano |
| La simple humanité | Marcoux, Jean-François | flute, cello & piano |
| Les oreilles de la mer | Marcoux, Jean-François | flute, cello & piano |
| Lo specchio delle cose | Naddei, Sergio | flute, cello & piano |
| Melody for Hoedown | Alexandra, Liana | flute, cello & piano |
| Melody for Orange Fiddle | Alexandra, Liana | flute, cello & piano |
| New Bugle Rag | Nichifor, Serban | flute, cello & piano |
| New Day | Girtain IV, Edgar | flute, cello & piano |
| Overture No.4 with Adeste Fideles, Op.7 | Latour, Theodore | flute, cello & piano |
| Piano Trio for Flute and Cello in C major, Op.2768 | Beatty, Stephen W. | flute, cello & piano |
| Piano Trio in D major, Hob.XV:16 | Haydn, Joseph | flute, cello & piano |
| Piano Trio in F major, Hob.XV:17 | Haydn, Joseph | flute, cello & piano |
| Piano Trio in G major, Hob.XV:15 | Haydn, Joseph | flute, cello & piano |
| Piano Trio, Op.18 | Bourgeois, Émile | flute, cello & piano |
| Piano Trio, Op.63 | Ries, Ferdinand | flute, cello & piano |
| Piano Trio, WO 6 | Clementi, Muzio | flute, cello & piano |
| Piano Trios, Op.67 | Haydn, Joseph | flute, cello & piano |
| Piccolo Divertimento, Op.158 | Hedges, Anthony | flute, cello & piano |
| Prelude, Passacaglia, and Rondo | McIntyre, Richard | flute, cello & piano |
| Reminiscence 1, Op.4 | Hu, Ni | flute, cello & piano |
| Saltarella, Op.20 | Terschak, Adolf | flute, cello & piano |
| Serenade “The Voice of Love” | Härtel, August | flute, cello & piano |
| Serenade No.1, Op.63 | Hummel, Johann Nepomuk | flute, cello & piano |
| Serenata Trio | Jacinto, Javier | flute, cello & piano |
| Sonata da camera, Op.48 | Pierné, Gabriel | flute, cello & piano |
| Sonata facile in C major | Vanhal, Johann Baptist | flute, cello & piano |
| Sonata for Flute, Cello and Piano, Op.65 | Dussek, Jan Ladislav | flute, cello & piano |
| Sonata in B-flat major, Op.7 | Logier, Johann Bernhard | flute, cello & piano |
| The Art of Fugue Revisited | William Jay Sydeman | flute, cello & piano |
| The Siege of Badajoz | Gildon, John | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio di Campania | Jacinto, Javier | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio di Campania | Jacinto, Javier | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio di Campania | Jacinto, Javier | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano | Geng, Shiqi | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano | Macfarren, George Alexander | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano | Steiner, Wolfgang | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano | Teichmann, Roger | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano | Geng, Shiqi | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano | Macfarren, George Alexander | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano | Steiner, Wolfgang | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano | Teichmann, Roger | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano, H.300 | Martinů, Bohuslav | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano, H.300 | Martinů, Bohuslav | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano, H.300 | Martinů, Bohuslav | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano, Op.417 | Beatty, Stephen W. | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano, Op.417 | Beatty, Stephen W. | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano, Op.417 | Beatty, Stephen W. | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano, Op.45 | Farrenc, Louise | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano, Op.45 | Farrenc, Louise | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio in D minor, Op.97 | Walckiers, Eugène | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio in D minor, Op.97 | Walckiers, Eugène | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio in G minor, Op.63 | Weber, Carl Maria von | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio in G minor, Op.63 | Weber, Carl Maria von | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio quasi una Tarantella Napoletana | Jacinto, Javier | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio quasi una Tarantella Napoletana | Jacinto, Javier | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio ”SueLiaSer” Repertoire | Alexandra, Liana | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio ”SueLiaSer” Repertoire | Alexandra, Liana | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio ”SueLiaSer” Repertoire | Alexandra, Liana | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio sur ‘Cendrillon’ | Tavan, Émile | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio sur ‘Cendrillon’ | Tavan, Émile | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio ‘The Sea’ | Bedetti, Tiziano | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio ‘The Sea’ | Bedetti, Tiziano | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio ‘The Sea’ | Bedetti, Tiziano | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio über Motive aus ‘Robert le diable’ | Popp, Wilhelm | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio über Motive aus ‘Robert le diable’ | Popp, Wilhelm | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio, Op.2 | Agnel, Émile | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio, Op.2 | Agnel, Émile | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio, Op.22 | Terschak, Adolf | flute, cello & piano |
| Trio, Op.22 | Terschak, Adolf | flute, cello & piano |
| Tríos | Guestrin, Néstor | flute, cello & piano |
| Tríos | Guestrin, Néstor | flute, cello & piano |
| Trios dramatiques | Vilbac, Renaud de | flute, cello & piano |
| Trios dramatiques | Vilbac, Renaud de | flute, cello & piano |
| Valse fantastique | Marcoux, Jean-François | flute, cello & piano |
| Valse fantastique | Marcoux, Jean-François | flute, cello & piano |
| Variations on an American Air | Mazzinghi, Joseph | flute, cello & piano |
| Variations on an American Air | Mazzinghi, Joseph | flute, cello & piano |
| Violin Sonata in A major, K.12 | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | flute, cello & piano |
| Violin Sonata in A major, K.12 | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | flute, cello & piano |
| Violin Sonata in B-flat major, K.10 | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | flute, cello & piano |
| Violin Sonata in B-flat major, K.10 | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | flute, cello & piano |
| Violin Sonata in B-flat major, K.15 | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | flute, cello & piano |
| Violin Sonata in B-flat major, K.15 | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | flute, cello & piano |
| Violin Sonata in C major, K.14 | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | flute, cello & piano |
| Violin Sonata in C major, K.14 | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | flute, cello & piano |
| Violin Sonata in F major, K.13 | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | flute, cello & piano |
| Violin Sonata in F major, K.13 | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | flute, cello & piano |
| Violin Sonata in G major, K.11 | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | flute, cello & piano |
| Violin Sonata in G major, K.11 | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | flute, cello & piano |
History and Development of the Flute, Cello, and Piano Trio Ensemble
The flute, cello, and piano trio ensemble emerged in the late 18th century and gained popularity during the Romantic era. While the violin was a more commonly used instrument in chamber music, the flute’s light and airy tone and the cello’s warm and rich sound made for a distinctive combination. The piano provided a harmonic foundation and acted as a bridge between the two melodic instruments.
Notable Composers and Works
Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio No. 27 in C Major
Considered the father of the piano trio genre, Joseph Haydn wrote over 45 trios for piano, violin, and cello, and his Piano Trio No. 27 in C Major is a famous work in the repertoire. While not specifically written for the flute, this trio can be easily adapted for a flute, cello, and piano ensemble.
Franz Schubert: Trio in B-flat Major for Piano, Violin, and Cello
Schubert’s Trio in B-flat Major is a beloved work in the chamber music repertoire and is often performed by flute, cello, and piano ensembles as well. The second movement, a hauntingly beautiful theme, and variations is a highlight of the piece.
Bohuslav Martinů: Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano
Bohuslav Martinů’s Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano is a 20th-century work that showcases the unique qualities of each instrument in the trio. The piece is characterized by intricate rhythms and shifting textures, and the final movement, with its energetic rhythms and playful melodies, is a crowd-pleaser.
Astor Piazzolla: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
While not originally written for flute, cello, and piano, Astor Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires has been arranged for the trio ensemble and is a popular work in the repertoire. The piece combines elements of classical music with traditional Argentine tango and showcases the trio’s versatility.
Conclusion
The flute, cello, and piano trio repertoire is a unique and diverse collection of musical compositions that highlights the distinctive qualities of each instrument in the ensemble. From the classical works of Haydn and Schubert to the contemporary compositions of Martinů and Piazzolla, there is something for every listener to enjoy.
