Chamber music arrangements of symphonies were very common in the late 18th and early 19th century, and it is probably true that a large proportion of the people who were familiar with the symphonic...
With the three piano trios Op. 1 Ludwig van Beethoven took a genre still largely associated with entertaining salon music, and raised it up to rival the string quartet. The works are innovative in...
Import Hybrid-SACD pressing.1. Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1/3: 1. Allegro Con Brio 2. Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1/3: 2. Andante Cantabile Con Variazioni 3. Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1/3: 3...
What ensemble could be more predestined for Ludwig van Beethoven's piano trios than the Vienna Piano Trio? Following it's brilliant beginning with the Trios op. 70, this top ensemble from Vienna now...
In 1799, after having made a name for himself with major compositions, but before finishing his first symphony, Beethoven wrote a work for mixed strings and winds. This piece, the Septet op. 20,...