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Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49, MWV Q29 : Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49, MWV Q29: III. Scherzo (Leggiero e vivace)
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About "Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49, MWV Q29 : Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49, MWV Q29: III. Scherzo (Leggiero e vivace)" by Anne Sophie Mutter
The scherzo is a sprite in silk, leggiero e vivace—Mendelssohn at his most mercurial. Mutter's bow dances with featherlight precision, the trio's minor-key shadows flickering like candlelight. It's pure joy, but a joy that knows it cannot last, vanishing in a puff of sixteenth notes.