Beethoven: The Piano Trios, Vol. 3

 
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Piano Trios, Vol. 3
Busch Trio

[ Alpha Classics / CD ]

Release Date: Friday 6 November 2026

For this third volume of their complete recording of Beethoven's piano trios, the Busch Trio presents the famous Trio in D Major, known as the 'Ghost' - a title which, according to Czerny, is likely a reference to Shakespeare and, in the slow movement, to the first appearance of the ghost in Hamlet. For the second trio of Opus 70, Beethoven chose the key of E-Flat Major, which gave rise to the 'Eroica' Symphony and would, in 1809, inspire the no less heroic 'Emperor' Concerto. The Variations in G major, Op. 121a, based on an aria from a comic Singspiel by Wenzel Müller, round off this programme. In these, Beethoven builds up the most grandiloquent introduction in all his chamber music.

Tracks:

Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 "Ghost": I. Allegro vivace e con brio
Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 "Ghost": II. Largo assai ed espressivo
Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 "Ghost": III. Presto
Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: I. Poco sostenuto - Allegro ma non troppo
Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: II. Allegretto
Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: III. Allegretto ma non troppo
Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: IV. Finale. Allegro
10 Variations on "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu", Op. 121a: Introduzione. Adagio assai - Thema. Allegretto
10 Variations on "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu", Op. 121a: Var. I
10 Variations on "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu", Op. 121a: Var. II
10 Variations on "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu", Op. 121a: Var. III
10 Variations on "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu", Op. 121a: Var. IV
10 Variations on "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu", Op. 121a: Var. V
10 Variations on "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu", Op. 121a: Var. VI
10 Variations on "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu", Op. 121a: Var. VII
10 Variations on "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu", Op. 121a: Var. VIII
10 Variations on "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu", Op. 121a: Var. IX. Adagio espressivo
10 Variations on "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu", Op. 121a: Var. X. Presto