Trio Egmont – Beethoven in seiner Zeit – Ferdinand Ries Piano Trios (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 56:45 minutes | 1,02 GB | Genre: Classical
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Ferdinand Ries occupies a remarkable place in the history of music. He was famously a friend and pupil of Beethoven and a virtuoso pianist. His extensive oeuvre opened up the musical aesthetics of Viennese Classicism to Romanticism. Completed in 1826, the Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 143 features two lively, fast movements surrounding a poetic Adagio, reminiscent of the era’s finest opera arias. Very different is the Grand Trio in F minor, WoO 86. It features four thematically interwoven movements that traverse emotions from despair to passion and eventual peace.
Tracklist:
1. Trio Egmont – Ries: Piano Trio in C Minor, op. 143: I. Allegro con brio (11:34)
2. Trio Egmont – Ries: Piano Trio in C Minor, op. 143: II. Adagio con espressione (04:43)
3. Trio Egmont – Ries: Piano Trio in C Minor, op. 143: III. Finale: Prestissimo (08:22)
4. Trio Egmont – Ries: Piano Trio in F Minor, WoO 86: I. Allegro energico (10:52)
5. Trio Egmont – Ries: Piano Trio in F Minor, WoO 86: II. Adagio (06:39)
6. Trio Egmont – Ries: Piano Trio in F Minor, WoO 86: III. Polacca: Moderato – Trio – Polacca (07:38)
7. Trio Egmont – Ries: Piano Trio in F Minor, WoO 86: IV. Finale: Allegro molto (06:54)