<P> The Horn Trio in E ♭ major, Op. 40, by Johannes Brahms is a chamber piece in four movements written for natural horn, violin, and piano . Composed in 1865, the work commemorates the death of Brahms's mother, Christiane, earlier that year . However, it draws on a theme which Brahms had composed twelve years previously but did not publish at the time . </P> <P> The work was first performed in Zurich on November 28, 1865, and was published a year later in November 1866 . The Horn Trio was the last chamber piece Brahms wrote for the next eight years . </P>

Brahms trio for horn violin and piano op 40