Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Beethoven's common and trailblazing replacement of the Minuet for the Scherzo wasn't immediate, and here we can see an example of that; this is the only one of Beethoven's first three Piano Trios to feature a Minuet instead of a Scherzo.
This Minuet is a perfect combination of the stern and the elegant. The Trio section brings temporary relief with noticeably more light-hearted material (1:30), after which an abbreviated reprise of the Minuet proceeds to end the movement (2:44).
Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 1
III. Minuetto. Quasi allegro
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Soundfont: Pokémon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum
Movement 1: youtube.com/watch?v=UFpAhnWgVBw
Movement 2: youtube.com/watch?v=xSeq8CYuZrI
Movement 4: youtube.com/watch?v=wZVaQA3o_3w
Ocarina of Time version: youtube.com/watch?v=cBvAlOSRF-s
Beethoven's common and trailblazing replacement of the Minuet for the Scherzo wasn't immediate, and here we can see an example of that; this is the only one of Beethoven's first three Piano Trios to feature a Minuet instead of a Scherzo.
This Minuet is a perfect combination of the stern and the elegant. The Trio section brings temporary relief with noticeably more light-hearted material (1:30), after which an abbreviated reprise of the Minuet proceeds to end the movement (2:44).
Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 1
III. Minuetto. Quasi allegro
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Soundfont: Pokémon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum
Movement 1: youtube.com/watch?v=UFpAhnWgVBw
Movement 2: youtube.com/watch?v=xSeq8CYuZrI
Movement 4: youtube.com/watch?v=wZVaQA3o_3w
Ocarina of Time version: youtube.com/watch?v=cBvAlOSRF-s










