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The Florestan Trio seems determined to extract every last ounce of energy, wit and spirit from these early works. Op 1 No 2's finale, for example, fizzes along; all Beethoven's surprising inventions... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Release Date: 29th Mar 2004
Catalogue No: CDA67393
Label: Hyperion
Series: Beethoven Complete Music for Piano Trio
Length: 71 minutes

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Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 1 in Eb major, Op. 1 No. 1

Work length28:15

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The Florestan Trio

I. Allegro

Track length9:27

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II. Adagio cantabile

Track length6:50

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III. Scherzo: Allegro assai – Trio

Track length4:39

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IV. Presto

Track length7:19

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Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 2 in G major, Op. 1 No. 2

Work length29:47

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The Florestan Trio

I. Adagio – Allegro vivace

Track length11:24

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II. Largo con espressione

Track length8:05

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III. Scherzo: Allegro – Trio

Track length2:54

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IV. Presto

Track length7:24

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Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 8 in E flat major, WoO 38

Work length13:28

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The Florestan Trio

I. Allegro moderato

Track length4:05

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II. Scherzo: Allegro ma non troppo – Trio

Track length4:33

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III. Rondo: Allegretto

Track length4:50

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In early November 1792 the twenty-one-year-old Beethoven left his native Bonn for Vienna. His plan was to study composition with Haydn, by now an international celebrity, before conquering the city as a composer-performer. Soon after his arrival he became a house guest of Prince Karl Lichnowsky who held regular private soirees at which Beethoven would astonish the company with his brilliant keyboard improvisations; and it was at one of these soirees that he chose to introduce his first important Viennese compositions, the set of three piano trios which he published by subscription in August 1795. Haydn, recently returned from his second triumphant London visit, was present at the soiree, and warmly praised the E flat and G major trios which are presented on this new disc by the ever-flourishing Florestan Trio. Beethoven was determined to create a stir in the world with his Opus 1, and seems to have laboured long on the trios, revising them extensively before publication. He had first ventured a piano trio in 1791, and it was no accident that he chose the medium to announce himself to the wider musical world. The combination of violin, cello and piano was a favourite with amateurs, promising healthy sales, and it assured Beethoven a star role on his own instrument. Op 1 was enthusiastically received, and made the composer a handsome profit. Each of the trios is in four movements rather than the two or three expected in chamber music with piano: these are not elevated divertissements, but symphonies for three instruments. The third of the Op 1 trios will appear on the fourth, and final, volume of the series, scheduled for release later in 2004.

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2010

The Florestan Trio seems determined to extract every last ounce of energy, wit and spirit from these early works. Op 1 No 2's finale, for example, fizzes along; all Beethoven's surprising inventions and transformations grab our attention, and the whole piece is evidently as much fun to play as to listen to.
The principal vehicle for conveying the music's brightness and verve is Susan Tomes's fingerwork, wonderfully precise and rhythmical, though Anthony Marwood and Richard Lester also play with fine spirit and character. The two Op 1 slow movements are taken at flowing speeds, and allow for some relaxation of mood – Marwood's entry at the start of No 2's Largo is particularly poetic – but it's the bouncy, extrovert character of the Allegros and Prestos that leaves the strongest impression.

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