Striking forwards
Cellist Raphael Wallfisch and violinist Sara Bitlloch join Donald Macleod to explore the way Beethoven's middle period began to anticipate his final creative phase.
This week cellist Raphael Wallfisch and violinist Sara Bitlloch join Donald Macleod to talk about Beethoven鈥檚 early chamber music from 1795 to 1811, including beloved works such as the 鈥楻azumovsky鈥� quartets, the 鈥楰reutzer鈥� violin sonata, and the 鈥楪host鈥� and 鈥楢rchduke鈥� piano trios.
Today they explore the way Beethoven鈥檚 chamber music of his Middle Period began to push towards and anticipate his final creative phase.
Beethoven鈥檚 composing career is generally divided into three phases: the Early Period, up to 1802; the compositions that make up his Middle Period, the years from 1803 to 1814; and lastly the extraordinary, ambitious works composed between then and his death.
Today we hear significant works from Beethoven鈥檚 oeuvre, including the 鈥淪erioso鈥� String Quartet, his Third Cello Sonata, and his 鈥淎rchduke鈥� Piano Trio.
String Trio in C minor Op 9 No 3 (1st mvt)
The Leopold Trio
String Quartet in F minor (鈥淪erioso鈥�) Op 95 (1st and 4th mvts)
Belcea Quartet
Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major Op 69 (1st mvt)
Adrian Brendel, cello
Alfred Brendel, piano
Piano Trio in B flat ("Archduke") Op 97 (1st mvt)
Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch
Produced by Iain Chambers for 大象传媒 Wales
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Ludwig van Beethoven
String Trio in C minor, Op 9 No 3 (1st movement)
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Quartet No 11 in F minor (Serioso), Op 95 (1st movement)
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Cello Sonata No 3 in A major, Op 69 (1st movement)
Performer: Adrian Brendel. Performer: Alfred Brendel.- Philips 475 379-2.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio in B flat major (Archduke), Op 97 (1st movement)
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