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Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 5, Variations in G Major & Piano Trio No. 2

2/3/2015, 8 Tracks, 1:19:43

Featuring

  • Matthias Wollong
  • Matthias Moosdorf
  • Olga Gollej
  • Trio Ex Aequo
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

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Recording & Production

This album was recorded at the Federal Administrative Court of Germany in Leipzig, a venue chosen for its exceptional setting for art events.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Matthias Moosdorf, the cellist of Trio Ex Aequo, is a member of the Leipzig String Quartet, has performed in over 60 countries, and won the ECHO Klassik Award five times.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Olga Gollej, the pianist of Trio Ex Aequo, is a prize-winner of several chamber music competitions and is the founder and music director of the Anhalt Chamber Music Festival.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Beethoven's three Opus 1 trios, including the Op. 1 No. 2 on this album, were eagerly anticipated and well-compensated, marking the official beginning of his catalog of works.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Matthias Wollong, the violinist of Trio Ex Aequo, is the First Concertmaster of the Staatskapelle Dresden and plays an Andreas Guarneri violin from 1676.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Beethoven's music is characterized by a sense of wholeness and unity of form, where the core of his works can be sensed in the first note.

Source: Booklet

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