Description
Tracklist:
: Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 36
: Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67
[a837009], [a1908562], and [a276145]’s new album “Beethoven for Three: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5” erases the border between orchestral and chamber music, presenting two of Beethoven’s iconic symphonies in intimate arrangements that maintain the power and immediacy of Beethoven’s orchestral works. Beethoven for Three transports listeners to the turn of the nineteenth century when audiences would have been more familiar with the composers music in arrangements for piano trio, string quartet, or piano four hands than for full orchestra. Here, Ax, Kavakos, and Ma seek out the most essential elements of Beethoven’s musical language, pairing his second symphony, arranged for a trio by Beethoven’s pupil Ferdinand Ries, with his fifth among the most recognizable pieces in western classical music in a newly-commissioned arrangement by Colin Matthews.
Symphony No. 2 arrangement for piano trio attributed to Ferdinand Ries, under the supervision of the composer.
Symphony No. 5 arrangement for piano trio by Colin Matthews, published by Faber Music.
Recorded August 1-4, 2021
Made in the EU
