Beethoven: Piano Quartet, Op. 16; String Quintet, Op. 104 etc.
1/26/2024, 9 Tracks, 1:10:02
Featuring
Marianne Thorsen
Malin Broman
Lawrence Power
Philip Dukes
Paul Watkins
Ian Brown
Nash Ensemble
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Composer Biography
Beethoven arrived in Vienna in November 1792 at age 21, having been accepted as a pupil by Haydn, which gave him immediate access to the Viennese aristocracy.
Performer Biography
The Nash Ensemble has won multiple awards, including The Edinburgh Festival Critics music award for 'general artistic excellence' and two Royal Philharmonic Society's small ensemble awards.
Composition History
Beethoven's Piano Quartet, Op. 16, is an arrangement of his Quintet for piano and wind, K452, which he made to maximize sales.
Composition History
The 'Eyeglass' Duo for viola and cello was written by Beethoven for his friend Baron Nikolaus Zmeskall von Domanowecz, a talented amateur cellist, and himself, as both men needed glasses to play.
Performer Biography
The Nash Ensemble, one of Britain's finest chamber groups, has premiered over 255 new works, including 118 commissions, creating a legacy for future generations.
Composition History
Beethoven's String Quintet, Op. 104, is an arrangement of his C minor Piano Trio, Op. 1, No. 3, which he revised after an amateur composer named Herr Kaufmann submitted his own arrangement.
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