Trio Con Brio Copenhagen - Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trios, Vol. III

Trio con Brio presents its third volume of Beethoven�s Piano Trios: electrifying performances of music which reveals the composer at the peak of his powers. Beethoven�s Op.1 Piano Trios began with two works sure to charm Viennese audiences, but in his Piano Trio Op.1, No.3 in C minor, featured on this album, we begin to hear the radical, uncompromising Beethoven in music of volcanic force, contrasted with a sublime slow movement. The �Archduke� Trio, Op.97, marked Beethoven�s final public performance as a pianist, but was also a turning-point in his output, its warm-hued nature combining heavenly serenity with earthy joie de vivre. 'Glowing reports hold true. The Trio con Brio Copenhagen clearly occupies a lofty perch in today�s musical scene'. (Washington Post) 'From the first note, Trio con Brio exudes class... both explosive and exquisitely intimate � aspects that this performance delivers with compelling panache'. (The Strad)