Weiss Kaplan Stumpf Trio - Beethoven: Complete Piano Trios (2023) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

CD1
01. Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 "Ghost": I. Allegro vivace e con brio
02. Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 "Ghost": II. Largo assai ed espressivo
03. Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 "Ghost": III. Presto
04. 10 Variations on "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu", Op. 121a
05. Piano Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1: I. Allegro
06. Piano Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1: II. Adagio cantabile
07. Piano Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1: III. Scherzo. Allegro assai
08. Piano Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1: IV. Finale. Presto

CD2
01. Piano Trio No. 2 in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: I. Adagio - Allegro vivace
02. Piano Trio No. 2 in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: II. Largo con espressione
03. Piano Trio No. 2 in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro
04. Piano Trio No. 2 in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: IV. Finale. Presto
05. Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke": I. Allegro moderato
06. Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke": II. Scherzo. Allegro
07. Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke": III. Andante cantabile ma però con moto
08. Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke": IV. Allegro moderato

CD3
01. Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: I. Allegro con brio
02. Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: II. Andante cantabile con 5 variazioni
03. Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: III. Minuet. Quasi allegro
04. Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: IV. Finale. Prestissimo
05. Variations on an Original Theme in E-Flat Major, Op. 44, "Piano Trio No. 10"
06. Piano Trio No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: I. Poco sostenuto - Allegro ma non troppo
07. Piano Trio No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: II. Allegretto
08. Piano Trio No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: III. Allegretto ma non troppo
09. Piano Trio No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: IV. Finale. Allegro



The Weiss- Kaplan Trio is made up of Yael Weiss, piano; Mark Kaplan, violin; and Peter Stumpf, cello. These sterling musicians have a CD coming out soon. Labeled BEETHOVEN COMPLETE PIANO TRIOS, the recording bears a title that holds the promise of more note-perfect performances coming up, enhanced, as one can hear in this recording, by musical virtues of all kinds: elegant execution, precise musicianship, and solid technique.

Op. 70 is a set of two Piano Trios by Ludwig van Beethoven, written for piano, violin, and cello. Both trios were composed during Beethoven’s stay at the home of arts patroness Countess Anna Maria von Erdödy, and both are dedicated to her, a dear confidante and sponsor.

Ludwig van Beethoven’s Macbeth!? Alas, if only he had! For now, and ever after all we have is the Piano Trio op. 70 for piano, violin, and cello, the elegiac second movement of which, marked Largo assai ed espressivo, inspired Czerny to nickname the work, the Ghost Trio, despite its energetic opening Allegro vivace e con brio in D major and its lively closing Presto.

Was that second movement a sketch for an opera to come? We will never know.

The Cockatoo Variations opens seriously and then morphs into a work more suited to the salon than to the concert hall. Despite its 18 minutes of musical silliness, the Weiss Kaplan Trio plays the work without a hint of condescension.

By no means Beethoven’s first published composition, the CD also includes the youthful piano trio, opus 1, no. 1, first performed and published in 1795, a charming, four movement work which the superb Weiss Kaplan Trio delivers in a noble performance as the closer to the superb Beethoven Complete Piano Trios album.

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