![]() The three quartets were published by Artaria after Beethoven’s death, their authenticity supported by Beethoven’s borrowings from them in his Piano Sonatas, Op. ![]() Beethoven’s Piano Quartets may be seen in the light of earlier traditions in which the keyboard had taken the lead in a form of concerto or sonata with string accompaniment. 2 in E flat major (1786) the only significant role models out there. When the composer wrote his Three Piano Quartets, WoO 36 – ‘WoO’ simply indicating ‘ Werke ohne Opuszahl’, or ‘Works without opus number’ – the genre was still quite rare, with Mozart’s Piano Quartet No. Furthermore these eminently melodious early piano quartets simply ooze pure enthusiasm and youthful verve, something which Klaviertrio Hannover and guest-violist Konstantin Sellheim, not only have in great abundance, but also the matching technical prowess to play them with such consummate gusto. Yet, despite these first quartets being written when Beethoven was a mere 15 years of age, there are already enough pointers to show how his compositional style would develop, through his three so-named periods of composition. 97, these have all been recorded by virtually every ensemble at some time or another, whereas the composer wrote only three independent piano quartets – early works which, as the paragraph above confirms, are little known. ![]() 1, and culminating with the epic ‘Archduke’, Op. While Beethoven wrote a number of piano trios throughout his creative life – from the early Op. The answer is, I think, quite straightforward. ![]() ![]() The sleeve notes, however, do ask the question: why should Klaviertrio Hannover be recording his piano quartets as part of the celebrations, pieces, in fact, which the notes go on to describe as ‘early works that hardly anyone knows and hardly anyone plays’. There will surely be a plethora of recordings of his works over the coming months, and this new release of the composer’s piano quartets is one of the first out of the blocks. It can’t have escaped anyone’s notice that 2020 is a significant year for Beethoven – the 250th anniversary of his birth. Support us financially by purchasing this fromĮ flat major, Op. ![]()
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