The principle works for trio – piano, violin, cello – of Beethoven comprise:

• seven trios for piano, violin, cello: Opus 1- No. 1 to 3; Opus 11 (“Gassenhauer” with violin or clarinet); Opus 38 (arrangement of the Septet opus 20); Opus 70 – No. 1 (“Ghost”) and 2; Opus 97 (“Archduke”);
• one trio for piano, violin, cello of doubtful origin, opus 63;
• two other trios published posthumously;: WoO 38 and WoO 39;
• two series of variations for piano, violin and cello: Opus 44 and Opus 121a (“Kakadu” variations);
• the transcription of the Symphony No. 2, Opus 36, for trio;
• the Allegretto Hess 48 is also regularly performed.

The string trios – violin, viola and cello- are less numerous:

• four string trios for violin, viola and cello: Oups 3; Opus 9, No. 1 to 3;
• one serenade for string trio/Opus 8.

Beethoven composed few trios for piano, clarinet and cello:

• Two trios for piano, clarinet and cello: Opus 11 (with violin or clarinet); Opus 38 (arrangement of Septet Opus 20).

There also exists one trio for wind instruments amongst the opus of Ludwig van Beethoven:

• Trios for two oboes and cor anglais: Opus 87.

Piano trio Opus 63 (and piano trio Opus 1 No.3).

World premiere, recorded in 2003.

Opus 63 was “the unobtainable work” of Beethoven. Never recorded until this day, it is a warm performance accomplished by the Trio Osiris, which we now offer you.

If the authenticity of the Piano Trio adaptation of the string quartet Opus 4 is opened for discussion, it is a forgotten fact, explained in the discography, that no existing source indicates that Beethoven ever disowned the work. Form your own opinion and complete your disc collection with the unpublished work!

Piano Trio, woO Anhang 3.

World premiere, recorded in 2005.

Remarkable set of five CDs combining together the piano trios of Beethoven, with the exception of Opus 63. Note that Opus 11 is given in the version for piano – clainet – cello. On the menu:

• the seven trios for piano, violin, cello: Opus 1 – Nos. 1 to 3; Opus 11 (Gassenhauer” with clarinet); Opus 38 (arrangement of the Septet Opus 20); Opus 70 – No. 1 (“Ghost”) and 2; Opus 97 (“Archduke”);
• the two other Beethoven Piano Trios published posthumously: WoO 38 and WoO 39;
• the two series of variations for piano, violin and cello: Opus 44 and Opus 121a (“Kakadu” variations);
• the transcription of Symphony No. 2, Opus 36, for trio;
• and the Allegretto Hess 48.

The performance of the Guarneri Trio Prague is superb and irreproachable.

Exactly the same content as the preceding set, performed by Willem Kempff, piano, Henryk Szeryng, violin, and Pierre Fournier, cello:

• the seven trios for piano, violin and cello: Opus 1 – Nos. 1 to 3; Opus 11 (“Gassenhauer” with clarinet); Opus 38 (arrangement of the Septet Opus 20); Opus 70 – No. 1 (“Ghost”) and 2; Opus 97 (“Archduke”);
• the two other Beethoven Piano Trios published posthumously: WoO 38 and WoO 39;
• the two series of variations for piano, violin and cello: Opus 44 and Opus 121a (“Kakadu” variations);
• the transcription of the Symphony No. 2, Opus 36, for trio;
• and Allegretto Hess 48.

The Grumiaux trio perform the complete string trios (violin, viola, cello) of Beethoven. All the works were composed between 1792 and 1798.

• Trio for strings in E flat major, Opus 3;
• Serenade for string trio in D major, Opus 8;
• three string trios in G major, D major and C major, Opus 9...