It has four movements: Schumann's first two piano trios were written in close succession, despite the large gap between their opus numbers.
[2] The development section contains a quotation the second number, "Intermezzo", from Liederkreis Op.
[3] The intimately expressive second movement, in the key of D-flat major (the flattened submediant), opens with a sustained violin melody over an accompaniment consisting of cello and piano left hand in close strict canon.
[4] The waltz-like third movement, in B-flat minor, is also extensively built on canonic imitation.
[5] The material of the finale is largely built on the interplay between three contrasting elements in the first theme: a smoothly winding snatch of piano melody, a staccato answer in the cello, and a driving continuation in the violin.