Busch Trio - Beethoven: The Piano Trios, Vol. 2 (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: I. Adagio - Allegro vivace
02. Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: II. Largo con espressione
03. Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro
04. Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: IV. Finale. Presto
05. Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, WoO 38: I. Allegro moderato
06. Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, WoO 38: II. Scherzo. Allegro ma non troppo - Trio
07. Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, WoO 38: III. Rondo. Allegretto
08. Allegretto in E-Flat Major, Hess 48
09. Allegretto in B-Flat Major, WoO 39
10. Variations in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: Thema. Andante
11. Variations in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: Var. I
12. Variations in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: Var. II
13. Variations in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: Var. III
14. Variations in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: Var. IV
15. Variations in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: Var. V
16. Variations in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: Var. VI
17. Variations in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: Var. VII. Largo
18. Variations in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: Var. VIII. Un poco adagio
19. Variations in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: Var. IX. Tempo primo
20. Variations in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: Var. X
21. Variations in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: Var. XI
22. Variations in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: Var. XII
23. Variations in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: Var. XIII. Adagio
24. Variations in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: Var. XIV. Allegro - Andante - Presto



For this second volume of their complete Beethoven piano trios, the Busch Trio illustrates the great variety that the composer was able to draw from an ensemble of just three instruments. The Trio in G Major, begun in 1793, is the second of three published in Vienna as Opus 1. The Trio in E Flat, WoO 38 was written in 1790-1791 in Bonn: it is unusual in that it has three movements in the same key and no slow movement. The charming Allegretto in E Flat was written by a young Beethoven experimenting. The Allegretto in B Flat, WoO 39, takes us back to 1812, the era of the famous ‘Archduke Trio’. Finally, the Variations in E Flat Major, Op. 44, are a series of variations on arias from a little-known opera by Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf. ‘When practising, rehearsing and performing Beethoven's works, it is impossible not to be overcome by the joy, courage, the love for life and humanity’ conclude the musicians of the Busch Trio.