Beethoven - Piano Trios, Vol. 2: Op. 44;70:1,2;97; Hess 48; WoO 38
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Composer: Ludwig van BeethovenPerformer: Itzhak Perlman
Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Performer: Lynn Harrell
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2004-06-01
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- I. Allegro Vivace Con Brio
- II. Largo Assai Ed Espressivo
- III. Presto
- Tema ('Ja, Ich Muss Mich Von Ihr Scheiden'/Dittersdorf)
- Var. I
- Var. II
- Var. III
- Var. IV
- Var. V
- Var. VI
- Var. VII
- Var. VIII
- Var. IX
- Var. X
- Var. XI
- Var. XII
- Var. XIII
- Var. XIV
- I. Poco Sostenuto - Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Tempo I - Tempo II
- II. Allegretto
- III. Allegretto Ma Non Troppo
- IV. Finale: Allegro
- Allegretto
- I. Allegro Moderato
- II. Scherzo E Trio: Allegro
- III. Andante Cantabile Ma Pero Con Moto - Poco Piu Adagio - Tempo I
- IV. Allegro Moderato - Presto
- I. Allegro Moderato
- II. Scherzo E Trio: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
- III. Rondo: Allegretto
Music reviews of Beethoven - Piano Trios, Vol. 2: Op. 44;70:1,2;97; Hess 48; WoO 38
Music Review: After buying the Beethoven violin & piano sonatas, these should be next on your list.
Rating: 5 Stars
These two discs contain five full-length trios, and a collection of fifteen short trios (30-45 seconds). I liked best the trio called, "Ghost." However, a person who actually understands music will likely find much more to cherish and enjoy than I did. At any rate, for a person just starting to build up a collection of chamber music, other compositions would have a higher priority, for example, Beethoven's Violin Sonatas. Beethoven composed ten Violin Sonatas in all. I own the version by Itzhak Perlman and Vladimir Ashkenazy.
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Op. 70 (Ghost).
ALLEGRO. Of the pieces in this compilation, I liked Op.70 Ghost the best. Allegro begins with a brief dramatic outburst, which is replaced with a Brahmsian episode reminding me of rolling ocean waves. At 1 minute, 30 seconds, the dramatic outburst is repeated, and again replaced with the Brahmsian episode of rolling ocean waves.
LARGO. Largo is very quiet and slow. The piece gets louder and more driving, with the passage of time, and suddenly, at 9 min, 45 sec, gets extremely quiet again.
PRESTO. Presto is interesting and lively. But the layperson (me included) might not be able to discern any particular tunes or distinguishing rhythms in the Presto movement.
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VARIATIONS Op.44. There are fourteen variations. Each lasts from 30 seconds to 2 1/2 minutes. Most are 30-45 seconds long.
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Op. 70, No.2.
POCO. Poco contains a repetitive 6-count motif. But other than that, I couldn't put my finger on any unique sounding aspects of Poco.
ALLEGRETTO. At various points, there are thrashing episodes reminiscent of rock'n'roll power chords.
ALLEGRETTO MA NON TROPPO. I was not able to discern any distinguishing characteristics of this piece.
FINALE. Finale has a rousing military feel to it. Finale seems to sing, "Off we go into the wild blue yonder, climbing high into the sun, here they come zooming to meet our thunder, at 'em boys . . ."
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HESS 48. Hess 48 is a trio of only one movement, Allegretto. Hess 48 has an interesting, "Bah-dum tah-dum" motif in it.
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Op. 97 (Archduke).
ALLEGRO. Allegro has a simple tune. It is not a particularly good tune. It is like one of the lesser known songs of GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS. Anyway, this tune or theme is found at the beginning, at 3 minutes and 20 seconds, and elsewhere in the piece. At 8 minutes, there begins an intriguing pizzizato episode. The pizzicato episode lasts only one minute.
SCHERZO. The tune in the Scherzo is more interesting than that in the Allegro. At 2 minutes, 15 seconds into the Scherzo, we find an interlude of increasing drama and tension, like a rolling musical snowball. At 3 minutes, 30 seconds the musical snowball returns.
ANDANTE. This starts with a beautiful slow tune. At 5 minutes, there is an odd 1-minute long duck-paddling motif, where the piano rapidly scoots about going, "Dit-dit-dit-dah."
ALLEGRO. Allegro is suitable for polka dancing. The rhythm is like a clockwork. In parts, the tune is trite, but on other parts, the transitions and nuances get very interesting. At 4 min, 50 sec, there begins a brief interlude of rapid fiddling, where the bow skitters about madly.
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WoO 38.
ALLEGRO. Allegro has an interesting tune, perhaps like a jaunty sea shanty.
SCHERZO. Scherzo contains an interesting motif consisting of ten repeated notes (the same note). If you like to count to ten, then Scherzo is for you. If I had a little child, I would be tempted to use Scherzo as a teaching device, that is, to teach counting and to teach music appreciation. I would raise my hand, whenever the 1-count motif is about to start, and ask the kid to count to ten along with the ten repeated notes.
RONDO. Rondo is interesting, and seems to contain plenty of variety, but I couldn't put my finger on any distinguishing characteristics.
CONCLUSION. For a person developing a collection of chamber music, these Beethoven trios will be a solid addition. But, at least in my opinion, the following might be considered higher priority chamber music compositions for any music collection:
* Beethoven sonatas for violin and piano,
* All of the Brahms and Schumann piano quartets and piano quintets,
* Schumann duets for Oboe and Piano (recorded by Hollinger and Brendel on the PHILIPS label),
* Some of the four hand renditions of Brahms (recorded by Matthies and Kohn on the NAXOS label),
* Hindemith sonatas for winds and piano (recorded by Damerini et al. on ARTS MUSIC GMBH label),
* Bartok string quartets.
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