Beethoven: Complete String Trios Brunsvik String Trio

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 -1827): Serenade in D Major, Op. 8:
• 1 Serenade in D Major, Op. 8: Ia. Marcia. Allegro 02:20
• 2 Serenade in D Major, Op. 8: Ib. Adagio 06:39
• 3 Serenade in D Major, Op. 8: II. Menuetto. Allegretto 02:14
• 4 Serenade in D Major, Op. 8: III. Adagio - Scherzo 04:10
• 5 Serenade in D Major, Op. 8: IV. Allegretto alla polacca 03:05
• 6 Serenade in D Major, Op. 8: V. Tema con variazioni. Andante quasi allegretto 07:23
• 7 Serenade in D Major, Op. 8: Vb. Marcia. Allegro 01:44
• String Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 3:
• 8 String Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 3: I. Allegro con brio 11:13
• 9 String Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 3: II. Andante 06:54
• 10 String Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 3: III. Menuetto. Allegretto 03:56
• 11 String Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 3: IV. Adagio 08:03
• 12 String Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 3: V. Menuetto. Moderato 03:27
• 13 String Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 3: VI. Finale. Allegro 06:54
• String Trio No. 3 in G Major, Op. 9 No. 1:
• 14 String Trio No. 3 in G Major, Op. 9 No. 1: I. Adagio - Allegro con brio 09:45
• 15 String Trio No. 3 in G Major, Op. 9 No. 1: II. Adagio ma non tanto e cantabile 06:55
• 16 String Trio No. 3 in G Major, Op. 9 No. 1: III. Scherzo 04:51
• 17 String Trio No. 3 in G Major, Op. 9 No. 1: IV. Presto 05:39
• String Trio No. 4 in D Major, Op. 9 No. 2:
• 18 String Trio No. 4 in D Major, Op. 9 No. 2: I. Allegretto 07:43
• 19 String Trio No. 4 in D Major, Op. 9 No. 2: II. Andante quasi allegretto 05:38
• 20 String Trio No. 4 in D Major, Op. 9 No. 2: IV. Menuetto. Allegro 04:12
• 21 String Trio No. 4 in D Major, Op. 9 No. 2: V. Rondo. Allegro 06:13
• String Trio No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 9 No. 3:
• 22 String Trio No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 9 No. 3: I. Allegro con spirito 08:27
• 23 String Trio No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 9 No. 3: II. Adagio con espressione 07:28
• 24 String Trio No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 9 No. 3: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto 03:25
• 25 String Trio No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 9 No. 3: IV. Finale. Presto 06:26
• Total Runtime 02:24:44

Info for Beethoven: Complete String Trios

The Brunsvik String Trio, named after Beethovens Eternal Beloved Josephine Brunsvik, presents this recording of his five String Trios in celebration of 250 years since the great composers birth. These works display everything we love about Beethoven in full color; drama and passion interspersed with piercing sorrow and soulful reconciliation, expressed within the parameters of the classical period. How Beethoven extended the medium of music as a tool to express what cannot be said with words is already palpable, even in the opus 3 and 8 which are both in the form of Serenades; music for entertainment! Beethoven himself declared his opus 9 as his finest compositions at the time of their publication. They are in every sense equal to his String Quartets; awe inspiring music that transports the listener to a world of magic and draws out emotions from the depth of our being.

Brunsvik String Trio

Brunsvik String Trio
The three members of the Brunsvik String Trio found each other in their shared quest to bring to life perhaps the most intimate form of chamber music; the string trio. Discovering this uniquely challenging repertoire together, in the light of their considerable collective string quartet experience as individual members of the Chilingirian, Rubens and Brindisi string quartets, has been an inspiring journey.

The string trio, named after Beethoven’s ‘immortal beloved’ Josephine von Brunsvik consists of violinist Quirine Scheffers, violist Ásdís Valdimarsdóttir and cellist Michael Stirling. The trio formed in 2010 under the name Quimias Trio. They have performed extensively in the Netherlands and abroad and enjoyed collaborations with such fine artists as pianist Klára Würtz, oboist Pauline Oostenrijk, and guitarist Izhar Elias. In 2015 they recorded the string trio by Jacques Goudappel for a CD of his chamber music

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