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Beethoven: Complete Piano Trios, Vol. 1 / Van Baerle Trio
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Beethoven: Complete Piano Trios, Vol. 1 / Van Baerle Trio

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Composer
BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN
Artist
VAN BAERLE TRIO
Format
SACD
Label
Challenge Classics
Released
Feb 16, 2018
Catalog #
CC 72765
UPC
0608917276527

About

Beethoven’s primary reason for settling in Vienna in 1792 was to study with Joseph Haydn, who at the time was widely considered the greatest living composer. Beethoven’s three Piano Trios op. 1 were the first compositions that he deemed important enough to give an opus number. They were dedicated to Prince Karl Lichnowsky, a patron of Beethoven in whose house he lived for some time. According to Beethoven’s lifelong friend Ferdinand Ries, Haydn was complimentary about the set of trios. The trios combine various elements that would have been familiar to Beethoven’s contemporaries. Less familiar, however, would be the fact that the trios contain four movements rather than the three that had been traditional in this genre. Although changes from major to minor had been common in the music of previous generations, where they would normally apply to just the last chord, Beethoven employs this technique more extensively here than was probably common at that time. This recording was made using a Chris Maene Concert Grand built in 2017. This remarkable instrument combines the knowledge and materials used in modern piano building with those found in older historical instruments.

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 09:40
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    09:40
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Van Baerle Trio
  2. 2 II. Adagio cantabile 06:56
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio cantabile
    Duration
    06:56
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Van Baerle Trio
  3. 3 III. Scherzo: Allegro assai 05:05
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro assai
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Van Baerle Trio
  4. 4 IV. Finale: Presto 07:36
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    07:36
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Van Baerle Trio
  5. 5 I. Allegro con brio 09:49
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    09:49
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Van Baerle Trio
  6. 6 II. Andante cantabile con variazioni 07:30
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante cantabile con variazioni
    Duration
    07:30
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Van Baerle Trio
  7. 7 III. Menuetto: Quasi allegro 04:25
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Quasi allegro
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Van Baerle Trio
  8. 8 IV. Finale: Prestissimo 08:23
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Finale: Prestissimo
    Duration
    08:23
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Van Baerle Trio
  9. 9 I. Allegro con brio 08:56
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    08:56
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Van Baerle Trio
  10. 10 II. Adagio 04:45
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Van Baerle Trio
  11. 11 III. Thema: Pria ch'io l'impegno (Allegretto) mit Variationen 06:37
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Thema: Pria ch'io l'impegno (Allegretto) mit Variationen
    Duration
    06:37
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Van Baerle Trio