The Trio Op. 3, whose exact origins are unknown, was performed in Leicester in 1794, marking an early instance of Beethoven's international renown.
Composition History
Beethoven's String Trio Op. 3 was modeled on Mozart's Divertimento K. 563, sharing the same key of E flat major and a six-movement structure.
Performer Biography
The Jacques Thibaud String Trio, founded in 1994, was named after French violinist Jacques Thibaud, whose recordings inspired the trio's approach to music-making.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Beethoven's guiding principle, even when following models like Mozart, was to go beyond imitation and infuse his own personality into the musical forms he encountered.
Composition History
Beethoven's five string trios, including those on this album, were composed early in his career, before he largely abandoned the genre for the string quartet after 1800.
Historical Context
The string trio genre, for violin, viola, and cello, has historically been overshadowed by the string quartet, which set a high standard for chamber music.
Composer Biography
Beethoven dedicated his Op. 9 string trios to Count Johann Georg von Browne-Camus, an imperial Russian envoy in Vienna whom Beethoven called 'Le premier Mécene de sa Muse' (the 'First Patron of his Muse').
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