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Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trios Op.70 No.2, Op.97 'Archduke' - Alexander Melnikov (piano), Isabelle Faust (violin), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) / Harmonia Mundi Audio CD 2014 / HMC 902125
UPC 3149020212523
The Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97, by Ludwig van Beethoven is a piano trio completed in 1811. It is commonly referred to as the Archduke Trio, because it was dedicated to Archduke Rudolph of Austria, the youngest of twelve children of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor. Rudolf was an amateur pianist and a patron, friend, and composition student of Beethoven. Beethoven dedicated about a dozen compositions to him.
The Archduke Trio was written late in Beethoven's so-called "middle period". He sketched out the draft for it in the summer of 1810 and completed the composition in March 1811. It follows the traditional four movement structure with sonata form in the first and rondo sonata form in the last movement. It also allows for a more prominent part for the piano than previous compositions.
| Label: | Harmonia Mundi – HMC 902125 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | France |
| Released: |
2014 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Classical |
Tracklist:
Trio for piano, violin and cello no.6
in E flat major / Mi bémol majeur / Es-Dur, op.70 no.2
· I. Poco sostenuto - Allegro ma non troppo (10'18)
· II. Allegretto (5'16)
· III. Allegretto ma non troppo (6'32)
· IV. Finale - Allegro (7'57)
Trio for piano, violin and cello no.7 ('Archduke')
in B flat major / Si bémol majeur / B-Dur, op.97
· I. Allegro moderato (12'57)
· II. Scherzo - Allegro (6'16)
· III. Andante cantabile, ma però con moto (11'18)
· IV. Allegro moderato - Presto (6'55)
- Art Direction – Martin Sauer
- Cello – Jean-Guihen Queyras
- Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
- Edited By – Julian Schwenkner
- Fortepiano – Alexander Melnikov
- Liner Notes – Andreas Friesenhagen, Jean-Paul Montagnier
- Liner Notes [English Translation] – Charles Johnston
- Painting – J. B. Lampi
- Photography By – Felix Broede, Marco Borggreve
- Recorded By – Tobias Lehmann
- Violin – Isabelle Faust
