Beethoven: Piano Trios - 5CDs / Beaux Arts Trio

這套錄音是美藝三重奏第二次灌錄貝多芬鋼琴三重奏全集，與上一次最大的不同，是加收了許多非正統三重奏的曲目，如單樂章的作品、加了單簧管的第四號三重奏、卡卡杜主題變奏、自作主題變奏等，其中最特別的是由第2號交響曲主題改寫的變奏曲，以及七重奏改寫的三重奏。演奏的三人，除了鋼琴和大提琴不變外，小提琴家改由柯罕擔任。這套專輯採用全新的數位錄音，讓美藝三重奏以鋼琴為主導的優雅合奏音色，完美呈現出來，可說是歷來最動人的一套貝多芬鋼琴三重奏錄音。這套錄音，可以說是美藝三重奏最後也最完整的一套錄音，維持了該團五十年一貫對歐洲純正古典音樂藝術的高演奏水準。

[曲目]

Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in E flat major, Op. 1 no 1

Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 1 no 2

Trio for Piano and Strings no 8 in B flat major, WoO 39

Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 1 no 3

Trio for Piano and Strings no 6 in E flat major, Op. 70 no 2

Trio for Piano and Strings no 10 in E flat major, Op. 44 "Variations on an Original Theme"

Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"

Trio for Piano and Strings no 9 in E flat major, WoO 38

Trio for Piano and Strings no 11 in G major, Op. 121a "Kakadu Variations"

Trio for Piano, Clarinet and Cello in E flat major, Op. 38

Trio for Piano and Strings no 5 in D major, Op. 70 no 1 "Ghost"

Trio for Piano and Strings no 12 in E flat major, Hess 48

Trio for Piano and Strings no 4 in B flat major, Op. 11

Isidore Cohen (Violin)

Bernard Greenhouse (Cello)

Menahem Pressler (Piano)

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