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As in the Florestans' earlier recordings there's no distortion, no ugly bulges or individual eccentricities to learn to tolerate - everything has the ring of truth about it...there's character... — Andrew McGregor, bbc.co.uk, 4th February 2003 More…

Release Date: 4th Jan 2003
Catalogue No: CDA67327
Label: Hyperion
Series: Beethoven Complete Music for Piano Trio
Length: 60 minutes

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Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 5 in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 'The Ghost'

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The Florestan Trio

I. Allegro vivace e con brio

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II. Largo assai ed espressivo

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III. Presto

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Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 6 in E flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2

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The Florestan Trio

I. Poco sostenuto – Allegro ma non troppo

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II. Allegretto

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III. Allegretto ma non troppo

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IV. Finale: Allegro

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Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 9 in B flat major, WoO 39

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The Florestan Trio is now firmly established as one of Britain'sindeed the world'smost distinguished ensembles, and their Hyperion recordings of Schubert, Schumann, Dvorak and Brahms have received universal praise. Now, having completed recordings of all of Schubert's music for piano trio, they embark on a series of the Beethoven trios which it is estimated will fill four CDs, to be recorded and issued over the next two or three years. The discs will include not only the well-known 'ops' (1, 70, 97) but also the less familiar chippings from the master's workshop. This first CD includes the two Opus 70 works (one of them the celebrated 'Ghost' Trio) as well as the Allegretto in B flat written three years later in 1812.

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4th February 2003

As in the Florestans' earlier recordings there's no distortion, no ugly bulges or individual eccentricities to learn to tolerate - everything has the ring of truth about it...there's character in spades, but in performances you really could play every day without tiring of the individual personalities at work

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Here's a recording that immediately, from the first, impetuous bars of Op 70 No 1, feels just right. In this movement the Florestan makes the long second repeat, but there's such a sense of momentum that no one could find it too extended or repetitious. Indeed, the reiterated chords that precede the lead-back reignite our concentration with their air of tense mystery.
And when we reach this point for the second time, the G major harmony at the start of the coda has a wonderful, dense tranquillity. The famous 'Ghost' movement creates a powerful, chilling effect, with stark, senza vibrato string tone and the extraordinary writing in the piano's deep bass register exploited by Susan Tomes with superb control and sensitivity.
Op 70 No 2 is something of a Cinderella work, but the Florestan performance helps us to see it as a major achievement of Beethoven's middle period. Although they're a thoughtful, highly controlled group, there's room for moments of the most intense expression. And the finale, one of Beethoven's most prodigiously inventive pieces, has in this performance a feeling of uninhibited enjoyment. The recorded sound and balance are equally fine.

This is playing of quite extraordinary sensitivity and depth. I can hardly wait until the next volume

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