Beethoven: Trios for Clarinet, Cello & Piano

Featuring

Éric Le Sage
Paul Meyer
Claudio Bohórquez
Ludwig van Beethoven

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Recording & Production

This album was recorded at the Auditorium Campra, Conservatoire Darius Milhaud d'Aix-en-Provence, a venue known for its exceptional acoustics.

Composition History

Beethoven's Trio Op. 11, nicknamed 'Gassenhauer', uses a popular tune in its finale, a 'Gassenhauer' being a popular tune sung in the streets.

Compositional Technique

Beethoven's Septet Op. 20 shares its tonality and musical architecture with Mozart's Divertimento K.563, placing it in the tradition of divertimentos and serenades.

Composer Biography

By 1798, Ludwig van Beethoven was known in Vienna as a remarkable improviser and ambitious young composer, having arrived from Bonn in 1792.

Composition History

The theme for the Tema con variazioni in Beethoven's Trio Op. 11 comes from Joseph Weigl's comic opera 'L'amor marinaro ossia Il corsaro', which was a hit in Vienna in 1797.

Composition History

Beethoven himself made the arrangement of his Septet Op. 20 for clarinet (or violin), cello, and piano, which is recorded on this album, and published it as Op. 38.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Beethoven became irritated by the popularity of his Septet Op. 20, feeling it was a 'relatively conventional classical work' and stating around 1815, 'At that time I did not know how to compose. Now, I think I know.'