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Beethoven: The Piano Trios, Vol. 1

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Details

Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven
Artist
Busch Trio
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Nov 28, 2025
Catalog #
ALPHA1164
UPC
3701624511640

About

Born of a friendship formed at London's Royal College of Music over 10 years ago and boasting a discography of seven recordings, the Busch Trio takes it's name from the legendary Adolf Busch, whose G.B. Guadagnini violin Mathieu van Bellen has the honour of playing. Van Bellen and the Epstein brothers Omri on piano and Ori on cello now launch their ambitious project of recording the complete Beethoven piano trios. The first instalment contains the Op. 1 trios (Nos. 1 and 3), the first compositions by the young Beethoven who had left his native Bonn to study with Haydn in Vienna in 1792. Although Beethoven did not write a concerto for a wind instrument, he did compose a great deal of chamber music for them, including the Trio in B flat for piano, clarinet and cello (1798), although designing it so that the clarinet part could also be performed on the violin. The playful theme of the variations in the finale earned the trio it's nickname, "Gassenhauer"; (street or folk song).

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 09:37
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    09:37
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Busch Trio
  2. 2 II. Adagio cantabile 07:57
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio cantabile
    Duration
    07:57
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Busch Trio
  3. 3 III. Scherzo: Allegro assai 04:50
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro assai
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Busch Trio
  4. 4 IV. Finale: Presto 07:41
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    07:41
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Busch Trio
  5. 5 I. Allegro con brio 09:31
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    09:31
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Busch Trio
  6. 6 II. Andante cantabile con variazioni 07:48
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante cantabile con variazioni
    Duration
    07:48
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Busch Trio
  7. 7 III. Menuetto: Quasi allegro 03:37
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Quasi allegro
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Busch Trio
  8. 8 IV. Finale: Prestissimo 07:50
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Finale: Prestissimo
    Duration
    07:50
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Busch Trio
  9. 9 I. Allegro con brio 08:58
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    08:58
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Busch Trio
  10. 10 II. Adagio 05:01
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Busch Trio
  11. 11 III. Thema: Pria ch'io l'impegno (Allegretto) mit Variationen 06:51
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Thema: Pria ch'io l'impegno (Allegretto) mit Variationen
    Duration
    06:51
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Busch Trio