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Beethoven Piano Trios No. 1

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Details

Composer
BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN
Artist
TRIO SHAHM EREZ WALLFISCH
Format
CD
Label
Nimbus
Released
Sep 06, 2019
Catalog #
NI5978
UPC
0710357597824

About

The monumental 'Archduke' Trio Op.97 represents Beethoven at the peak of his creativity in the genre. Sketches for all four movements of this 'symphony scored for a trio' are included in a sketchbook of 1810 containing also drafts for the Egmont music and the String Quartet in F minor Op.95. The manuscript score was written out between 3 and 26 March 1811. Three years elapsed before the work's public premiere, by Beethoven, Schuppanzigh and Linke, on 11 April 1814 as part of a charity concert in the hall of the 'Hotel zum Römischen Kaiser' in Vienna. This concert sounded the death knell of Beethoven's public career as a pianist, owing to his profound deafness. The work's critical reception was understandably mixed, but the celebrated pianist Ignaz Moscheles. Praised it's originality while expressing reservations about the 'clarity and precision' of Beethoven's pianism. Significantly, a repeat performance of the work a few weeks later was Beethoven's final public appearance as a pianist. Inspired by the sinfonie concertante for two or more soloists and orchestra, Beethoven transports the piano trio into an orchestral context with his Triple Concerto in C major Op.56. His choice of this particular solo combination was unprecedented in the literature and, in his words, 'really something new'. The piece is performed with panache on this release by the Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch.

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro moderato 13:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    13:59
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch
  2. 2 II. Scherzo: Allegro 06:58
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Allegro
    Duration
    06:58
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch
  3. 3 III. Andante cantabile ma pero con moto - 12:28
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Andante cantabile ma pero con moto -
    Duration
    12:28
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch
  4. 4 IV. Allegro moderato - Presto 07:49
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro moderato - Presto
    Duration
    07:49
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch
  5. 5 I. Allegro 17:49
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    17:49
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch, Orchestra of the Swan
    Conductor
    Eckehard Stier
  6. 6 II. Largo 04:46
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch, Orchestra of the Swan
    Conductor
    Eckehard Stier
  7. 7 III. Rondo alla polacca 13:00
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Rondo alla polacca
    Duration
    13:00
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch, Orchestra of the Swan
    Conductor
    Eckehard Stier