Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Trio Boccherini, Suyeon Kang, Vicki Powell, Paolo Bonomini
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Genuin
Catalogue: GEN21757
Release: 2021
Size: 1.2 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
String Trio in E flat major, Op. 3
01. I. Allegro con brio
02. II. Andante
03. III. Minuet. Allegretto
04. IV. Adagio
05. V. Minuet. Moderato
06. VI. Finale. Allegro
Serenade for string trio in D major, Op. 8
07. I. Marcia. Allegro (1)
08. I. Adagio
09. II. Minuet. Allegretto
10. III. Adagio – Allegro molto
11. IV. Allegretto alla polacca
12. V. Tema con variazioni
13. I. Marcia. Allegro (2)
Ludwig van Beethoven left only a few works for the string trio, and, unlike his quartets, they are played far too seldomly. The Trio Boccherini now presents a complete recording of these trios to draw attention to this. The program includes Beethoven’s first two works in this genre, the Trio Op. 3 and the Serenade Op. 8. Ranging between evening entertainment and the concert hall, between music from his youth and maturity, the works are in any case true Beethoven: full of spirit, profound and with great élan! The Trio Boccherini plays historically informed without being dogmatic, technically sophisticated without being hard-nosed – in other words, with passion and verve!