Beethoven's Variations in E flat, Op. 44, are based on the aria 'Ja, ich muss mich von ihr scheiden' from the Singspiel Das rothe Käppchen by Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, which Beethoven heard in 1792.
Composition History
The Allegretto in B flat, WoO 39, was written by Beethoven in 1812 for Maximiliane, the ten-year-old daughter of Antonie Brentano, who may have been his 'Immortal Beloved'.
Composition History
Beethoven's Op. 1 trios, including the G major Trio, were published by subscription in Vienna in 1795 and dedicated to his patron Prince Karl Lichnowsky.
Performer Biography
The Busch Trio's name honors the legendary violinist Adolf Busch, and Mathieu van Bellen, the trio's violinist, plays on Busch's 'ex-Adolf Busch' Guadagnini violin.
Compositional Technique
The Scherzo movement in Beethoven's E flat Trio, WoO 38, is the first such movement known in his oeuvre and prefigures those in his Op. 1 trios.
Composer Biography
Beethoven rarely repeated himself, even as a young man, demonstrating immense variety in his compositions for just three instruments.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Beethoven's bold decision to launch his career with his Op. 1 trios, using an unprecedented instrumentation for a first publication, encapsulates his revolutionary spirit.
