The Andante con moto movement of a piece for this ensemble opens with the melody, “G, G, grace notes A-flat-B-flat, C.” Brahms’s only piece with two published versions is his first piece for this ensemble, which he extensively rewrote at 56; that piece opens in B major and closes in B minor. Schubert wrote lengthy pieces for this ensemble in E-flat and B-flat major, as well as a standalone “Notturno.” Menahem Pressler founded one of these ensembles named for (*) Beaux Arts. Tchaikovsky dedicated his first piece for this ensemble in memory of Nikolai Rubinstein, and was himself memorialized by an Elegiac piece for this ensemble by Rachmaninoff. Emanuel Ax, Leonard Kavakos, and Yo-Yo Ma have recorded Beethoven’s “Archduke” piece for this ensemble. For 10 points, name this chamber ensemble consisting of a violin, cello, and piano. ■END■
ANSWER: piano trio [prompt on trio]
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