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Beethoven: Piano Trios / Smetana Trio
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Beethoven: Piano Trios / Smetana Trio

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Details

Composer
BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN
Artist
SMETANA TRIO
Format
CD
Label
Supraphon
Released
Nov 20, 2020
Catalog #
SU4288-2
UPC
099925428822

About

When Beethoven assigned the opus number one to his three piano trios, it was evident that the then 22-year-old composer would explore, advance and co-create the composition rules, and that he would very nearly transcend that which was comprehensible to his contemporaries. Upon hearing the first private performance of Op. 1, Joseph Haydn purportedly voiced his doubts as to whether the ordinary listener would be able to understand No. 3. Beethoven experimented with this combination of instruments too – with the form, harmonies and other facets. The Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 may have had its roots in sketches for an opera based on Shakespeare’s drama Macbeth that Beethoven was contemplating at the time. The spectral music of the slow movement, featuring strange modulations and said to be a reworking of the Witches Chorus intended for the opera, earned the piece the nickname “Ghost Trio”. In the “Archduke Trio”, Op. 97, Beethoven emancipated all the instruments, providing each equal scope to apply their technical qualities and possibilities of expression. Its first performance, in April 1814, was the penultimate public concert Beethoven, at the time almost deaf, gave as a pianist. The 250th anniversary of one of the greatest composers of all time was an irresistible impulse for the Smetana Trio. Their new addition to the Beethoven discography possesses all the parameters of the ensemble’s previous, highly acclaimed recordings and will undoubtedly cause quite a stir- Beethoven’s chamber music through the lens of the Smetana Trio.

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegro con brio 09:53
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    09:53
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Smetana Trio
  3. 2 II. Andante cantabile con variazioni 08:12
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante cantabile con variazioni
    Duration
    08:12
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Smetana Trio
  4. 3 III. Menuetto: Quasi allegro 03:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Quasi allegro
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Smetana Trio
  5. 4 IV. Finale: Prestissimo 07:58
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Prestissimo
    Duration
    07:58
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Smetana Trio
  6. 5 I. Allegro moderato 13:20
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    13:20
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Smetana Trio
  7. 6 II. Scherzo: Allegro 11:30
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Allegro
    Duration
    11:30
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Smetana Trio
  8. 7 III. Andante cantabile ma pero con moto 11:39
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Andante cantabile ma pero con moto
    Duration
    11:39
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Smetana Trio
  9. 8 IV. Allegro moderato - Presto 07:20
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro moderato - Presto
    Duration
    07:20
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Smetana Trio
  10. Disc 2
  11. 1 I. Allegro vivace e con brio 10:13
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro vivace e con brio
    Duration
    10:13
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Smetana Trio
  12. 2 II. Largo assai ed espressivo 08:52
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Largo assai ed espressivo
    Duration
    08:52
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Smetana Trio
  13. 3 III. Presto 08:06
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    08:06
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Smetana Trio
  14. 4 I. Poco sostenuto - Allegro ma non troppo 10:04
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Poco sostenuto - Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    10:04
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Smetana Trio
  15. 5 II. Allegretto 05:33
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Allegretto
    Duration
    05:33
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Smetana Trio
  16. 6 III. Allegretto ma non troppo 06:56
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Allegretto ma non troppo
    Duration
    06:56
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Smetana Trio
  17. 7 IV. Finale: Allegro 08:01
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro
    Duration
    08:01
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Smetana Trio