Beethoven's three Piano Quartets, WoO 36, date from 1785 when he was fifteen, and represent an early example of a form that was rare at the time.
Composer Biography
Beethoven was first sent to Vienna in 1787 to study with Mozart, but his mother's illness forced an early return.
Composition History
Beethoven later borrowed from these Piano Quartets for his Piano Sonatas, Op. 2, which supports their authenticity.
Composer Biography
Ludwig van Beethoven, born in Bonn in 1770, was the eldest son of a singer and grandson of a Kapellmeister in the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne's musical establishment.
Composer Biography
The onset of deafness at the turn of the century led Beethoven away from a career as a virtuoso performer and towards composition, where he made remarkable changes to existing practice.
Performer Biography
The New Zealand Piano Quartet features Richard Mapp on piano, Yury Gezentsvey on violin, Donald Maurice on viola, and David Chickering on cello.
Composer Biography
Beethoven moved to Vienna in 1792 to study with Haydn, whom he had previously met in Bonn.
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