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Label Challenge Classics |
UPC 0608917276527 |
Catalogue number CC 72765 |
Release date 03 November 2017 |
"The three performers play their instruments perfectly well."
MusicWeb international, 26-10-2018Beethoven’s primary reason for settling in Vienna in 1792 was to study with Joseph Haydn, who at the time was widely considered the greatest living composer. Beethoven’s three Piano Trios op. 1 were the first compositions that he deemed important enough to give an opus number. They were dedicated to Prince Karl Lichnowsky, a patron of Beethoven in whose house he lived for some time. According to Beethoven’s lifelong friend Ferdinand Ries, Haydn was complimentary about the set of trios. The trios combine various elements that would have been familiar to Beethoven’s contemporaries. Less familiar, however, would be the fact that the trios contain four movements rather than the three that had been traditional in this genre. Although changes from major to minor had been common in the music of previous generations, where they would normally apply to just the last chord, Beethoven employs this technique more extensively here than was probably common at that time.
Much like op. 1, the Trio op. 11 is also connected to the Viennese nobility of the time. Beethoven cleverly dedicated it to Maria Wilhelmine Countess of Thun-Hohenstein. In other ways, too, Beethoven tried to make this a particularly attractive publication for the Viennese public: the trio could be performed with a clarinet instead of a violin, a flexible approach to instrumentation that would doubtless increase its marketability. In addition, the last movement consists of a theme from Joseph Weigl’s comic opera L'amor marinaro, followed by a series of variations. At the time when Beethoven wrote this trio, Weigl’s opera was very popular in Vienna.
This recording was made using a Chris Maene Concert Grand built in 2017.
This remarkable instrument combines the knowledge and materials used in modern piano building with those found in older historical instruments. The most striking feature is that unlike in modern grand pianos, in which the strings in the bass and middle registers cross, in this instrument all strings run parallel to each other. As a result, it combines the solidity of a modern concert grand piano with the transparent sound ideal of older instruments. The sound of this symbiosis of old and new was a source of inspiration during the recording of Beethoven’s Piano Trios.
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Ook Haydn vol lof over Beethovens trio's
Volgens Ferdinand Ries, bevriend met Beethoven, was ook Joseph Haydn complimenteus over de trio’s. Ze combineren verschillende elementen waarmee Beethovens tijdgenoten bekend waren. Het is wel ongewoon dat de trio’s uit vier delen bestaan, in plaats van de gebruikelijke drie. Beethoven maakt ook uitgebreider gebruik van de wisseling van majeur naar mineur, die in zijn tijd gewoonlijk slechts op het laatste akkoord werd toegepast.Ook aantrekkelijk voor het Weense publiek
Het derde Trio opus 11 is ook met de Weense adel uit Beethovens tijd verbonden. De componist droeg het op aan gravin Maria Wilhelmine von Thun und Hohenstein. Hij probeerde het werk zodanig aantrekkelijk te maken, dat ook het Weense publiek ervan zou genieten. Het trio kon daarom niet alleen met een viool, maar ook met een klarinet uitgevoerd worden. Deze flexibele aanpak tot de instrumentatie heeft de verkoopbaarheid van het werk ongetwijfeld vergroot. Bovendien bevat het laatste deel een thema uit Joseph Weigls komische opera L’amor marinaro, in die tijd een zeer populaire opera in Wenen.Opgenomen op een bijzondere piano
Deze opname is extra bijzonder omdat Hannes Minnaar speelt op een Chris Maene Concert Grand, gebouwd in 2017. In dit bijzondere instrument zijn kennis en materialen van de moderne pianobouw gecombineerd met die van oudere, historische instrumenten. Het meest opvallende aspect is wel dat in tegenstelling tot de moderne vleugel, waarin de bassnaren gekruist zijn aangebracht ten opzichte van die van het middenregister, in dit instrument alle snaren parallel naast elkaar liggen. Daarmee verenigt het de soliditeit van de moderne vleugel met het transparante klankideaal van oudere instrumenten. De klank van deze symbiose van oud en nieuw was een inspiratiebron bij het opnemen van Beethovens pianotrio's.Van Baerle Trio
Het Van Baerle Trio is in 2004 opgericht door pianist Hannes Minnaar, violiste Maria Milstein en cellist Gideon den Herder. De naam van het trio is ontleend aan de straat waar hun muzikale wortels liggen: de Van Baerlestraat in Amsterdam. Hier ontmoetten de drie musici elkaar tijdens hun studie aan het Conservatorium van Amsterdam, op een steenworp afstand van het Concertgebouw, dat het trio als zijn muzikale thuis beschouwt. Inmiddels heeft het trio een gevestigde reputatie opgebouwd in binnen- en buitenland.Der zentrale Grund, aus dem Beethoven sich 1792 in Wien niederzulassen, war das Studium bei Joseph Haydn, der zu dieser Zeit weithin als größter lebender Komponist galt. Seine drei Klaviertrios Op. 1 waren die ersten Kompositionen, die er für wichtig genug erachtete, um ihnen eine Opuszahl zu geben. Er widmete sie dem Prinzen Karl Lichnowsky, einem Gönner Beethovens, in dessen Haus er für einige Zeit gelebt hatte. Beethovens langjährigem Freund Ferdinand Ries zufolge äußerte sich Haydn positiv über diese Trios. Sie verbinden verschiedene Elemente, die Beethovens Zeitgenossen bekannt waren. Weniger gewöhnlich allerdings war, dass die Trios aus vier Sätzen bestehen, nicht den in dieser Gattung üblichen drei. Wenngleich Tonartwechsel von Dur zu Moll in der Musik vorheriger Generationen durchaus üblich war, wo er gewöhnlich auf dem letzten Akkord lag, verwendet Beethoven diese Technik hier ausgedehnter als es zu dieser Zeit wohl üblich war.
Ganz ähnlich wie Opus 1 ist auch das Trio Op. 11 mit dem Wiener Adel der Zeit verbunden. Beethoven widmete es Maria Wilhelmina Gräfin von Thun-Hohenstein und versuchte auch, das Werk zu einer besonders ansprechenden Veröffentlichung für die Wiener Öffentlichkeit zu machen: das Trio konnte mit einer Klarinette anstelle der Violine aufgeführt werden, eine Flexibilität hinsichtlich der Instrumentierung, die ihm zweifelsohne eine höhere Absetzbarkeit bescherte. Außerdem fußt der letzte Satz auf einem Thema aus Joseph Weigls komischer Oper L’amor marinaro, gefolgt von einer Reihe an Variationen, und zur Zeit der Entstehung des Trios war Weigls Oper sehr beliebt in Wien.
Hannes Minnaar received international acclaim after winning prizes at the Queen Elisabeth Competition (2010, 3rd prize) and the Geneva International Music Competition (2008, 2nd prize) and being awarded a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship (2011). He studied with Jan Wijn at the Amsterdam Conservatory, graduating with the highest distinction and took master classes with Menahem Pressler and Ferenc Rados. In addition, he studied organ with Jacques van Oortmerssen.
Minnaar was soloist with various orchestras, including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, during which time he worked with conductors such as Marin Alsop, Jiří Bělohlávek, Herbert Blomstedt, Frans Brüggen, Eliahu Inbal, Edo de Waart and Xian Zhang. He gives recitals in many European countries and around the world. He performed at the Royal Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Konzerthaus (Berlin), Musashino Hall (Tokyo) and the Great Hall of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Moscow) and was invited to the festivals of La Roque d’Anthéron, Bordeaux (Jacobins) and Guangzhou.
Minnaar is also active as a chamber musician. As a member of the Van Baerle Trio he won prizes at competitions in Lyon (2011, CIMCL, 1st prize) and Munich (2013, ARD, 2nd prize). The trio gave 18 concerts in an international tour in the “Rising Stars” series in 2014, including the Barbican (London), Musikverein (Vienna) and Cité de la Musique (Paris). Minnaar also performed with musicians such as Janine Jansen, Isabelle van Keulen and Mischa Maisky.
His two solo albums are highly acclaimed. His debut album was awarded an Edison and Gramophone published a full-page article about this album. The same magazine wrote about his second album “Bach inspirations”: “After Minnaar’s debut disc, this makes two hits in a row”. BBC Music Magazine selected it as “Instrumental choice of the month” with 5 stars.
Minnaar is currently recording all of Beethoven’s piano concertos for Challenge Classics. Other future concert highlights include Liszt’s Totentanz and a new concerto by Robert Zuidam with the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Markus Stenz – at which occiasion he will be awarded the Dutch Music Prize by the Dutch Minister of Culture – and Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Daniele Rustioni.
Gideon den Herder initially started at Monique Bartels in Amsterdam and at Hagen in Salzburg. In Zurich he obtained his solo degree with Thomas Grossenbacher. In baroque cello he trained under the guidance of Jaap ter Linden and Roel Dieltiens. In 2003 Gideon den Herder won the title Young Music Talent of the Year, and in 2009 he won the old music competition À Tre in Trossingen (Germany) with the Trio Otone. As a member of the Van Baerle Trio Gideon den Herder won several prizes, including the Kersjesprijs and the first prizes of the ARD Competition 2013 in Munich and the international chamber music competition of Lyon in 2011. The Van Baerle Trio performs frequently and is a guest in famous venues as the Musikverein in Vienna, the Cité de la Musique in Paris, the Philharmonie in Cologne and the Barbican Center in London. Gideon den Herder has also been in charge of the cellular section since 2014 at the Residentie Orkest in The Hague. He played an instrument by builder Giuseppe Dall'Aglio with a bow attributed to Dominique Peccatte, both on loan from the Nationaal Muziekinstrumenten Fonds.
The three performers play their instruments perfectly well.
MusicWeb international, 26-10-2018
The only time I put my car aside to listen to the radio better was when I heard this trio, they played collectively, from one thought, that everything came together.The sum of these three different spirits is not three, but five or six.
Trouw, 10-7-2018
Enjoy the perfectly balanced interplay of these three top musicians, that Beethoven's pronounced, classical style of the past, with warm phrasing, rhythmic contagion, motivic profiling, mischievous charm and warm poetry, sonorous. Beautifully played.
Stretto, 21-6-2018
On this CD they play brilliantly, full of tension and yet always balanced.
Kerk & Leven, 23-5-2018
In this way, the young van Baerletrio shows how the historical performance practice has completely matured. We are already looking forward to the following CDs.
Kerk & Leven, 04-4-2018
Sparkling performances: the Van Baerle Trio impress in Beethoven piano trios.
Gramophone, 02-4-2018
The Van Baerle trio is exceptionally brilliant. This integral should be their PhD, and from what we have heard, it could be cum laude
Scherzo, 29-1-2018
Yes really. Milstein is that good
De Volkskrant, 26-1-2018
Things are going well with violinist Maria Milstein. In addition to her success with the Van Baerle Trio, her solo career has not gone unnoticed.
Preludium, 26-1-2018
Right from the start of the First Piano Trio in E flat major it's absolutely spot on. Playful and virtuosic, as all fast movements and nicely understated in slow.
Luister, 19-1-2018
The Van Baerle Trio plays Beethoven's piano trios almost in consultation with the listener ... ... astonishingly unanimous
Luister, 19-1-2018
Maria Milstein wins Dutch music prize.
Luister, 19-1-2018
The best of the best, that briefly summarizes this intensely musical 'kick-off' of what will be the integral cycle of Beethoven's piano trios by the Van Baerle Trio in a while. If it continues at this high level, it is a project that can only be properly defined with the concept of 'top production'.
Opus Klassiek, 18-12-2017
The Van Baerle Trio is so charming and always in excellent balance. The trio is at its best when the notes ask for a melancholic touch.
De Volkskrant, 15-12-2017
New gadgets make young Beethoven sparkle.
NRC Handelsblad, 06-12-2017
Vivid and spontaneous performances, promising another excellent complete recording of Beethoven’s Piano Trios. The highlight on this SACD is the mesmerising and breath-taking Adagio from Opus 11.
Pizzicato, 04-12-2017
An excitingly crafted, well balanced reading. In short: They got it just right! A most promising debut of a projected complete cycle. And what’s more: Thus far not available in hi-resolution.
HRAudio, 15-11-2017