Beethoven - Triple Concerto, Symphony no.2 (arr. for piano trio) | Harmonia Mundi HMM902419

Beethoven - Triple Concerto, Symphony no.2 (arr. for piano trio)

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Label: Harmonia Mundi

Cat No: HMM902419

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 26th February 2021

Contents

Artists

Isabelle Faust (violin)
Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello)
Alexander Melnikov (piano)
Freiburger Barockorchester

Works

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Symphony no.2 in D major, op.36 (arr. for piano trio)
Triple Concerto in C major for piano, violin and cello, op.56

Artists

Isabelle Faust (violin)
Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello)
Alexander Melnikov (piano)
Freiburger Barockorchester

About

After a successful trilogy devoted to the concertos and trios of Schumann, the stellar soloists assembled alongside the Freiburger Barockorchester and Pablo Heras-Casado to record one of Beethoven’s most unusual works: the Triple Concerto.

They bring this score to life as only true chamber musicians can, revealing its subtlest colours and balances.

The trio transcription of the Second Symphony, which was supervised by the composer himself, judiciously completes this exploration of lesserknown Beethoven, in which intimacy mingles with grandeur.

Reviews

My days of Beethoven Triple Concerto scepticism are now behind me, thanks to this breathtaking new recording by the powerhouse team of Faust-Queyras-Melnikov and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra under Pablo Heras-Casado. It’s partly the sound world of the period instruments and how masterfully the soloists blend timbres and colours (thanks equally to the ‘stringy’ fortepiano and the non-vibrato strings). But it’s also the sense of untrammelled exploration and joviality that makes this, for me, the ultimate interpretation.  Michelle Assay
Gramophone April 2021
Gramophone Editor's Choice

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