"Geister-Trio" (Klaviertrios op. 1 Nr. 3 & op. 70 Nr. 1). Mit Hummel, Klaviertrio Nr. 4 op. 65

Although they were the earliest works that the young Beethoven thought worthy to feature in his catalogue, the three Trios op.1 were far from being his first compositions. But it was in them that he first asserted his ambitions and revealed his imaginative powers. Nearly fifteen years separate them from the famous ‘Ghost’ Trio, one of the composer’s mature masterpieces. Our three performers have judiciously coupled these works with a remarkable trio by Hummel, one of Beethoven’s principal rivals.