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Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11, was composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1797 and published in Vienna the next year. It is one of a series of early chamber works, many involving woodwind instruments because of their popularity and novelty at the time. The trio is scored for piano, clarinet (or violin), and cello (sometimes substituted by bassoon). The key of B-flat major was probably chosen to facilitate fast passages in the B-flat clarinet, which had not yet benefited from the development of the Boehm system. Beethoven dedicated the piece to Countess Maria Wilhelmine von Thun.
Wilhelm Kempff: Piano
Pierre Fournier: Cello
Karl Leister: Clarinet
Year of recording: 1970
The Trio is in three movements:
0:00 Allegro con brio
10:00 Adagio
15:09 Tema con variazioni ("Pria ch'io l'impegno": Allegretto)
Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11, was composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1797 and published in Vienna the next year. It is one of a series of early chamber works, many involving woodwind instruments because of their popularity and novelty at the time. The trio is scored for piano, clarinet (or violin), and cello (sometimes substituted by bassoon). The key of B-flat major was probably chosen to facilitate fast passages in the B-flat clarinet, which had not yet benefited from the development of the Boehm system. Beethoven dedicated the piece to Countess Maria Wilhelmine von Thun.
Wilhelm Kempff: Piano
Pierre Fournier: Cello
Karl Leister: Clarinet
Year of recording: 1970
The Trio is in three movements:
0:00 Allegro con brio
10:00 Adagio
15:09 Tema con variazioni ("Pria ch'io l'impegno": Allegretto)
