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Beethoven: Triple Concerto and "Piano Concerto no. 0" / Trio RoVerde, Mardirossian, Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
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Beethoven: Triple Concerto and "Piano Concerto no. 0" / Trio RoVerde, Mardirossian, Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen

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Details

Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven
Artist
Wurttembergische Philhamonie Reutlingen, Vahan Mardirossian
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Jan 07, 2022
Catalog #
BRI96483
UPC
5028421964836

About

Beethoven’s Triple Concerto Op.56 for piano, violin, cello, and orchestra was unique in the musical literature at the time, and he knew it: he proudly wrote to his publisher that the combination of a piano trio with an orchestra was entirely new. But the innovations go beyond the combination of concertante instruments, extending as well to the importance accorded the orchestra, elevated to the status of an equal, symphonic protagonist alongside the three solo parts alone, in all possible pairings and as a threesome. This was new, and the audience was indeed perplexed when the work was first performed in Vienna in May 1804. There is no indication that the concerto was performed a second time during Beethoven’s lifetime.

The Piano Concerto in E-flat “Number Zero” (WoO 4) is a work rarely performed and therefore practically unknown to the wider public. Written by Beethoven in 1784, at the tender age of 14, it comes down to us as an unsigned 32-page manuscript with the author’s corrections: the solo piano part and the piano reduction of the orchestra parts are completely preserved, but the orchestral score itself has been lost. This manuscript was discovered in 1890 in the archives of the Artaria Foundation and was transferred to the Berlin State Library. It was published that same year. Beethoven researcher Willy Hess later restored the orchestral parts on the basis of the preserved material. The first outing of this careful, accurate work was given in 1934 by the pianist Walter Frey in Oslo (first part only), and the complete reconstruction was performed in 1968 at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Tracklist 6 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 17:35
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    17:35
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Trio RoVerde, Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  2. 2 II. Largo 05:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Trio RoVerde, Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  3. 3 III. Rondo alla polacca 12:52
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondo alla polacca
    Duration
    12:52
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Trio RoVerde, Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  4. 4 I. Allegro moderato 10:20
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    10:20
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  5. 5 II. Larghetto 09:20
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Larghetto
    Duration
    09:20
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  6. 6 III. Rondo: Allegro, ma non troppo 07:51
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro, ma non troppo
    Duration
    07:51
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Ekaterina Litvintseva
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian