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Already established within Viennese culture by Haydn and Mozart, the trio genre was taken to new limits by the inexhaustible imagination of Beethoven's genius: "a serene joy come from an unknown world", was E. T. A. Hoffmann's reaction on hearing the Trio in D major Op.70 no.1. The Wanderers have ventured into the Beethoven piano trios and mastered every inch of its topography. What better guide could there be for us to follow with total confidence, in their 25th anniversary year?
Beethoven: Piano Trio in E Flat, Op. 1/1
I. Allegro
II. Adagio Cantabile
III. Scherzo: Allegro Assai
IV. Finale: Presto
Beethoven: Piano Trio in G, Op. 1/2
I. Adagio, Allegro Vivace
II. Largo Con Espressione
III. Scherzo: Allegro, Trio
IV. Finale: Presto
Beethoven: Piano Trio Op. 1/3
I. Allegro con brio
II. Andante cantabile con Variazioni
III. Menuetto. Quasi Allegro - Trio
IV. Finale. Prestissimo
Beethoven: Piano Trio op.11 no.1
I. Allegro con brio
II. Adagio con espressione
III. Thema (con variazioni). Allegretto
Beethoven: Piano Trio op.44. "14 Variationen"
Piano Trio op.44. "14 Variationen"
Beethoven: Piano Trio op.70 no.1
I. Allegro vivace e con brio
II. Largo assai ed espressivo
III. Presto
Beethoven: Piano Trio op.70 no.2
I. Poco sostenuto - Allegro ma non troppo
II. Allegretto
III. Allegretto ma non troppo
IV. Finale. Allegro
Beethoven: Piano Trio op.97 no.1
I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo . Allegro
III. Andante cantabile, ma però con moto
IV. Allegro moderato - Presto
Beethoven: Piano Trio op.121a
10 Variations
Beethoven: Piano Trio WoO 38
I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo
III. Rondo
Beethoven: Piano Trio WoO 39
Piano Trio WoO 39
30th March 2012
*****
“this survey of all the Beethoven piano trios testifies to the ensemble’s communicative panache and to its confident handling of the different demands of a considerable span of music...The Wanderer brings terrific character and understanding to all this music, constantly alerting the ear to Beethoven’s fertile creative imagination.”
8th April 2012
“The eerie textures and bizarre harmonies of the Ghost trio’s famous largo assai make the music sound avant-garde, while the Archduke is a magnificent performance of spirituality and high drama. Unmissable.”
22nd April 2012
“This four-disc set, released to celebrate the Trio Wanderer's 25th anniversary, is of a consistently high quality, with close attention to dynamics, sensitive balance between instruments and keen rhythmic energy. Most accounts of the "Archduke" are more grandiose and romantic. Yet this lean, playful account offers a convincing and lyrical alternative.”
July 2012
“Time and again we're reminded that this is an ensemble who have no need for point-making, either to their audience or to one another, trusting the music to make its own impact. And what an impact...Though the piano-writing in these trios is overtly virtuoso, it never threatens to overbalance the other two lines, thanks to the Wanderer's finely attuned collective ear.”
August 2012
***
“Trio Wanderer's perspective on Beethoven is so fresh it's almost disconcerting. The prevailing impressions are of delicacy, beauty of tone and a spirited playfulness that's often eclipsed when performers go all out for high seriousness...It's the imaginative brilliance of the writing that stands out in the slow movement of the Ghost”
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I. Allegro
