Before Ludwig van Beethoven composed his 16 string quartets — considered by musicians and composers alike as among the greatest pieces of music ever written — he wrote five string trios. This was in ...

String Trio in E flat, Op.3: 1. Allegro con brio String Trio in E flat, Op.3: 2. Andante String Trio in E flat, Op.3: 3. Menuetto (Allegretto) String Trio in E flat, Op.3: 4. Adagio String Trio in E ...

These three Opus 9 trios present a fascinating picture of the young Ludwig, bursting with ideas and an impatient desire to take a musical form born as the baroque trio sonata and breathe bold new ...

On May 18, 2010 at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, The International Beethoven Project presents the New York premieres of three Beethoven chamber works. First and foremost on the program is the ...

The greatness of Beethoven cast a long shadow. It was Brahms whose First Symphony was long delayed by the intensity with which the composer felt “the tramp of such a giant behind you”. And the shadow ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Music Review By Vivien Schweitzer It seems that in regard to string trios, three’s a crowd, with little appeal for composers who since the Baroque era ...