Utwory na płycie:

• Piano Trio in B flat Major Op. 11 - Adagio
• Piano Trio in B flat Major Op. 11 - Thema
• Piano Trio in E flat Major Op. 1, No. 1 - Allegro
• Piano Trio in E flat Major Op. 1, No. 1 - Adagio cantabile
• Piano Trio in E flat Major Op. 1, No. 1 - Scherzo. Allegro assai
• Piano Trio in E flat Major Op. 1, No. 1 - Finale. Presto
• Piano Trio in C Minor Op. 1, No. 3 - Allegro con brio
• Piano Trio in C Minor Op. 1, No. 3 - Andante cantabile con Variazioni
• Piano Trio in C Minor Op. 1, No. 3 - Menuetto. Quasi Allegro
• Piano Trio in C Minor Op. 1, No. 3 - Finale. Prestissimo
• Piano Trio in B flat Major Op. 11 - Allegro con brio
• Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2 - Adagio - Allegro vivace
• Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2 - Largo con espressione
• Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2 - Scherzo. Allegro
• Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2 - Finale. Presto
• Piano Trio after the Symphony in D Major, Op. 36 - Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
• Piano Trio after the Symphony in D Major, Op. 36 - Larghetto
• Piano Trio after the Symphony in D Major, Op. 36 - Scherzo. Allegro - Trio
• Piano Trio after the Symphony in D Major, Op. 36 - Allegro molto
• Allegretto in E-flat Major, Hess 48
• Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 - Allegro vivace e con brio
• Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 - Largo assai ed espressivo
• Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 - Presto
• Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2 - Poco sostenuto – Allegro ma non troppo
• Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2 - Allegretto
• Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2 - Allegretto ma non troppo
• Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2 - Finale. Allegro
• Variations in E-flat Major, Op. 44
• Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97 ‘Archduke’ - Allegro moderato
• Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97 ‘Archduke’ - Scherzo. Allegro
• Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97 ‘Archduke’ - Andante cantabile, ma però con moto
• Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97 ‘Archduke’ - Allegro moderato
• Allegretto in B-flat Major, WoO 39 -
• Allegretto in B-flat Major, WoO 39 - Allegro moderato
• Allegretto in B-flat Major, WoO 39 - Scherzo. Allegro ma non troppo
• Allegretto in B-flat Major, WoO 39 - Rondo. Allegretto
• Variations on ‘Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu’, Op. 121a
• Concerto in C Major for Pianoforte, Violin, Violoncello and Orchestra, Op. 56 'Triple Concerto' - Allegro
• Concerto in C Major for Pianoforte, Violin, Violoncello and Orchestra, Op. 56 'Triple Concerto' - Largo
• Concerto in C Major for Pianoforte, Violin, Violoncello and Orchestra, Op. 56 'Triple Concerto' - Rondo alla Polacca
• Piano Trio in E flat Major, Op. 38 after the Septet, Op. 20 - Adagio – Allegro con brio
• Piano Trio in E flat Major, Op. 38 after the Septet, Op. 20 - Adagio cantabile
• Piano Trio in E flat Major, Op. 38 after the Septet, Op. 20 - Tempo di Menuetto
• Piano Trio in E flat Major, Op. 38 after the Septet, Op. 20 - Andante con Variazioni
• Piano Trio in E flat Major, Op. 38 after the Septet, Op. 20 - Scherzo. Allegro molto e vivace
• Piano Trio in E flat Major, Op. 38 after the Septet, Op. 20 - Andante con moto alla Marcia – Presto

CD 1:
Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1
Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3
Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11

CD 2:
Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2
Piano Trio after the Symphony in D Major, Op. 36
Allegretto in E-flat Major, Hess 48

CD 3:
Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1
Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2
Variations in E-flat Major, Op. 44

CD 4:
Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97, ‘Archduke’
Allegretto in B-flat Major, WoO 39
Piano Trio in E-flat Major, WoO 38
Variations on ‘Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu’, Op. 121a

CD 5:
Concerto in C Major for Pianoforte, Violin, Violoncello and Orchestra, Op. 56, ‘Triple Concerto’
Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 38 after the Septet, Op. 20

The young Van Baerle Trio, made of stunning soloists – Hannes Minnaar on piano, Maria Milstein on violin and Gideon den Herder on cello – have accomplished the Beethoven’s Piano Trio recordings. Now, Challenge Classics releases a box including the five volumes of their remarkable survey. It includes the three youthful Trios op. 1, the two great Trios op. 70, the absolute masterpiece which is the Trio op. 97, named ‘Archduke’.

Together with such ‘official’ and original works, there are also Beethoven’s own transcriptions of his own works: the Clarinet Trio op. 11, the Trio arrangements of the Septet op. 20 and of the Sympony no. 2. You will also find some light, occasional pieces like the Allegrettos in E-flat and in B-flat, the Variations op. 44 and op. 121a. The most unexpected work included in the box is the Triple Concerto, as the musicians consider it as a real piece of ‘augmented’ chamber music.

Fanfare: “I believe this is one of the great piano trio performances in the history of recording. This is a recording that should be in everyone's collection.”

Gramophone: “The effect is liberating and, in these joyous, playful performances, utterly refreshing. The effect is of real chamber music – up close and very personal.”

MusicWeb International: “To my ears the Van Baerle Trio is amongst the top rank in terms of performance and recorded quality.”

Luister: “The second volume is also exceptionally good. With great mastery, the Van Baerle Trio balances perfectly on the border between symphonic grandeur and chamber music transparency.”

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Recordings: 2017-2019. Maria Milstein plays a violin by Michel Angelo Bergonzi and Gideon den Herder play a cello by Giuseppe dall‘Aglio and a bow attributed to Dominique Peccatte. This recording was made using a Chris Maene Concert Grand built in 2017.