Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello No. 7 in B flat major Archduke, Op. 97

Allegro moderato


  • Recorded: September 1961
  • Record Place: The Dvořák Hall of Rudolfinum, Prague
  • First Release: 1962
  • (P) 1962 SUPRAPHON a.s.
  • Genre: Chamber Music

Artists

  • music by: Ludwig van Beethoven
  • musical group: Suk Trio

Album

Suk Trio

Beethoven & Schubert: Piano Trios

Catalogue Number: SU 3959-2
Published: 16th May 2008
Genre: Chamber Music
Format: 2 CD
Over the more than 40 years of its activity, the Suk Trio underwent several personnel changes. Yet it was the "classic" Suk - Panenka - Chuchro line-up (the configuration from 1960 onwards) that wrote the most colourful chapter in its illustrious history.
The ensemble was a rare example of perfect coordination between opposites: a noble virtuoso pianist with a crystal-clear touch (Jan Panenka), an earthy and energetic cellist (Josef Chuchro) and a lyrical and melodious violinist (Josef Suk). These outstanding individuals managed to uniquely meld together their disparatetemperaments, creating a legendary chamber grouping that was enthusiastically received by listeners worldwide.
Beethoven and Schubert's piano trios were one of the pillars of their repertoire and at the same time represent the first great apex of this genre. The 25-year-old Beethoven published Piano Trio No. 3 in C major together with another two trios under the opus number "1" in 1795, shortly after his arrival in Vienna. The extensive Trio No. 7, the "Archduke Trio", was written in 1810-11 and is the work of a mature composer. Schubert completed his Trio No. 1 in B flat major during the last year of his life (1827) alongside serious and melancholic pieces. The work's optimistic vein therefore comes as something of a surprise.


Legendary recordings of vintage Beethoven and Schubert by the classic Suk Trio line-up

CD 1

Ludwig van Beethoven
Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello No. 3 in C minor, Op. 1/3
1. Allegro con brio 07:37
2. Andante cantabile con variazioni 07:50
3. Menuetto. Quasi allegro 03:54
4. Finale. Prestissimo 05:56
Ludwig van Beethoven
Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello No.5 in D major, Geistertrio, Op. 70/1
5. Allegro vivace e con brio 06:42
6. Largo assai ed espressivo 12:19
7. Presto 06:00

CD 2

Ludwig van Beethoven
Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello No. 7 in B flat major Archduke, Op. 97
1. Allegro moderato 12:20
2. Scherzo. Allegro 06:04
3. Andante cantabile ma pero con moto. Poco piu adagio. Allegro moderato. Presto 11:44
4. Allegro moderato. Presto 06:44
Franz Schubert
Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 99
5. Allegro moderato 10:43
6. Andante un poco mosso 08:35
7. Scherzo. Allegro 06:00
8. Rondo. Allegro vivace 08:21