760623213668

Octet Op. 128, Sextet Op. 142, Trio Woo 70,2

Franz Ensemble

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Format: SACD

Cat No: MDG9032136

Release Date:  01 November 2019

Label:  MDG

Packaging Type:  Super Jewel Case (SACD)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  760623213668

Genres:  Classical  Chamber Music  

  • Description

    Ferdinand Ries must have made a strong impression as a pianist. Beethoven, a gifted pianist in his own right, even entrusted the premiere of his Piano Concerto No. 3 to Ries. The two had known each other since their days together in Bonn, when Ries’s parents took the half-orphan Ludwig into their family. Ries was Beethoven’s right-hand man in Vienna, and what he learned from his great model, who was fourteen years his senior, is impressively demonstrated by the Franz Ensemble on its debut SACD: brilliant virtuosity meets Classical form, and tradition appears in new guise – for a very special anticipation of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. Ries delights in experimentation in his Sextet and surprises us with his original instrumental combinations. The solo piano is joined by the harp, which also has to rise to the highest challenges, while the clarinet, horn, and bassoon form an accompaniment of orchestral character over the double bass foundation. A thoroughly charming disc.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Sextet Op. 142 For Harp, Piano, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn And Double Bass
      • 4. Trio WoO 70,2 For Violin, Viola And Violoncello
      • 8. Octet Op. 128 For Piano, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, Violin, Viola, Violoncello And Double Bass