"Geister Trio" (Piano Trios op.1 No.3 & op.70 No.1). With Hummel, Piano Trio No.4 op.65
Andreas Staier, Daniel Sepec, Jean-Guihen Queyras
1h10
Digital
HMC901955
Apple Music
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.
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN [1770-1827] Trio pour piano, violon et violoncelle n°3 en ut mineur / C minor / c-moll, op.1 n°3 · I. Allegro con brio (9'20) · II. Andante cantabile con variazione (7'20) · III. Menuetto quasi allegro (3'42) · IV. Prestissimo (7'38) Trio pour piano, violon et violoncelle n°5 "Geister-Trio" en Ré majeur / D major / D-dur, op.70 n°1 · I. Allegro vivace con brio (10'20) · II. Largo assai ed espressivo (8'27) · III. Presto (7'57) JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL [1778-1837] Trio pour piano, violon et violoncelle n°4 op.65 en Sol majeur / G major / G-dur · I. Allegro con spirito (7'26) · II. Andante grazioso (4'08) · III. Rondo. Vivace assai e scherzando (3'54)
