Question

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 (-5[1])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. (10[1])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. (-5[1])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, (-5[1])and piano. ■END■ (10[1]0[2])

ANSWER: piano trio [prompt on trio]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Michael WuSouthamptonImperial B57-5
Seraphina Charlotte FooCambridge ALSE B8010
Andre WongLSE ACambridge B106-5
James ByrneBristolImperial A133-5
Paphon SusikakosolImperial ABristol13610
Charlie LowmanImperial BSouthampton1360
Shiv SeshanCambridge BLSE A1360

Summary

2024 ARCADIA at Claremont2024-11-02Y3100%33%67%112.67
2024 ARCADIA at Waterloo2024-11-09Y667%0%83%122.25
2024 ARCADIA at Illinois2024-11-09Y475%25%50%92.00
2024 ARCADIA at UC Berkeley2024-12-06Y2100%50%50%102.50
2024 ARCADIA at Duke2024-12-06Y367%0%67%127.00
2024 ARCADIA at GT2024-12-06Y5100%20%20%110.60
2024 ARCADIA at Warwick2024-12-06Y450%0%75%108.00
2024 ARCADIA at Florida Tech2024-12-06Y450%0%100%135.50
2024 ARCADIA Online2025-05-17Y1100%0%100%136.00