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Jacques Thibaud String Trio - Beethoven: Complete String Trios (2015) [Hi-Res]

Jacques Thibaud String Trio - Beethoven: Complete String Trios (2015) [Hi-Res]
  • Title: Beethoven: Complete String Trios
  • Year Of Release: 2015
  • Label: audite Musikproduktion
  • Genre: Classical
  • Quality: flac lossless (tracks) / flac 24bits - 96.0kHz +Booklet
  • Total Time: 02:25:55
  • Total Size: 675 mb / 2.52 gb
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Tracklist

CD1
01. String Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 3: I. Allegro con brio
02. String Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 3: II. Andante
03. String Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 3: III. Menuetto. Allegro
04. String Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 3: IV. Adagio
05. String Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 3: V. Menuetto. Moderato
06. String Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 3: VI. Finale. Allegro
07. Serenade in D Major, Op. 8: I. Marcia. Allegro
08. Serenade in D Major, Op. 8: II. Adagio
09. Serenade in D Major, Op. 8: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
10. Serenade in D Major, Op. 8: IV. Adagio - Scherzo. Allegro molto - Adagio Tempo I - Allegro molto
11. Serenade in D Major, Op. 8: V. Allegretto alla polacca
12. Serenade in D Major, Op. 8: VI. Thema con variazioni: Andante quasi allegretto - Variations I-IV - Marcia. Allegro

CD2
01. String Trio No. 3 in G Major, Op. 9 No. 1: I. Adagio - Allegro con brio
02. String Trio No. 3 in G Major, Op. 9 No. 1: II. Adagio, ma non tanto e cantabile
03. String Trio No. 3 in G Major, Op. 9 No. 1: III. Scherzo. Allegro
04. String Trio No. 3 in G Major, Op. 9 No. 1: IV. Presto
05. String Trio No. 4 in D Major, Op. 9 No. 2: I. Allegretto
06. String Trio No. 4 in D Major, Op. 9 No. 2: II. Andante quasi allegretto
07. String Trio No. 4 in D Major, Op. 9 No. 2: III. Menuetto. Allegro
08. String Trio No. 4 in D Major, Op. 9 No. 2: IV. Rondo. Allegro
09. String Trio No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 9 No. 3: I. Allegro con spirito
10. String Trio No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 9 No. 3: II. Adagio con espressione
11. String Trio No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 9 No. 3: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto e vivace
12. String Trio No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 9 No. 3: IV. Finale. Presto

Jacques Thibaud String Trio - Beethoven: Complete String Trios (2015) [Hi-Res]


Following the successful release of String Trios by Cras, Reger, Dohnányi and Kodály (aud. 97.534), the Jacques Thibaud String Trio are now turning towards a Classical composer, with a new audite complete recording of the Beethoven String Trios.

It is not always clear why certain genres make it into the pantheon of musical history, whilst others remain 'insiders' tips'. The string quartet undoubtedly belongs to the former category, whilst the string trio - despite brilliant works such as Mozart's Divertimento K563 or the Beethoven String Trios - forms part of the latter. The trio formation consisting of a violin, viola and cello is generally deemed to produce a thin sound and to have been neglected by composers. With Beethoven, however, the opposite is true: for the young Beethoven, the trio was a touchstone of his mastery of this form 'without piano', in which he found himself as a composer.

He left five trios in all, in Opp. 3 and 8 turning towards the traditions of the divertimento and the serenade, whilst producing new and sophisticated reinterpretations of these forms. His Trios Op. 9, written in 1796-98, became his calling card as a composer for string instruments. All the characteristics of the mature Beethoven can be found here: astonishing sonorities; a sense of the character and personalities of the three instruments; using few, concise themes; drama and sensuousness.

„A new set of Beethoven's string trios is always a welcome event, and this one, by a group named after one of the greatest of all chamber musicians, is a useful addition to the catalogue. In the Op 8 Serenade the Jacques Thibaud Trio capture well the outdoorsy character, particularly in the uproarious March, while the voicing in the second movement is judged to a nicety. By comparison, the Leopold and Zimmermann trios are more unbuttoned still.

I like, too, the tempo the Thibaud Trio choose for the first movement of Op 3, which is faster than some (though Trio Zimmermann are fleeter still), giving Beethoven's abrupt changes of mood a sense of complete inevitability. They capture the changeability – and sheer sparkle – of the opening Allegro of Op 9 No 1 very well, relishing the drama of the development section. But turn to Trio Zimmermann and you get playing that is even more reactive, particularly effective in their ability to fine down their tone to near-inaudibility. In the Scherzo I found the LeopoId Trio's more refined tone particularly alluring, the new version sounding a touch thick-toned by comparison. And in the Presto finale it's the Trio Zimmermann who really fIy, combining precision engineering with a glorious airiness that the Thibaud can't quite match.

Beethoven ends the last of the Op 9 trios with another Presto, though utterly different in mood than that of the G major and given with due drama by the Thibaud Trio. In between is a warm reading of the D major Trio, the group revealing the first movement's conviviality and the touching pathos of the Andante. Audite has given them a suitably naturalistic recording. If Trio Zimmermann is too extreme for your tastes, the Thibaud Trio may well appeal.“ (Gramophone)


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