Beethoven: The Two Trios for Piano, Clarinet & Cello
6/3/2014, 9 Tracks, 1:04:36
Featuring
Ronald van Spaendonck
Marie Hallynck
Muhiddin Dürrüğlu
Ensemble Kheops
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Composer Biography
Beethoven dedicated his Op. 38 Trio to Dr. Johann Adam Schmidt, his doctor since 1801, who cared for him until his death and sent him to Heiligenstadt where he wrote his famous testament.
Performer Biography
Ensemble Kheops was founded in 2006 by cellist Marie Hallynck, clarinettist Ronald Van Spaendonck, and pianist/composer Muhiddin Dürrüoğlu to combine classical and new musical discoveries.
Compositional Technique
The theme for the variations in the Op. 38 Trio's fourth movement is a Rhineland boatsman's song, a favorite of Beethoven's.
Composition History
The Op. 11 Trio acquired the nickname 'Gassenhauer Trio' (street song trio) because its final movement's theme came from a popular opera air, 'Pria ch'io l'impegno', by Joseph Weigl.
Composition History
Beethoven's Op. 11 Trio was originally intended for clarinet, with an 'alternatim' part for violin, and dedicated to Countess Marie Wilhelmine von Thun Hohenstein.
Historical Context
The clarinet, an instrument with a unique tone-colour, found its way into chamber music and concertos during Viennese classicism, before Beethoven definitively included it in the symphony orchestra.
Composition History
Beethoven's Op. 38 Trio is a transcription of his earlier Septet Op. 20, arranged by the composer himself for a smaller ensemble.
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