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Ludwig van Beethoven

Variations in E-flat major (Beethoven)

The Variations in E major piano trio, Op. 44, by Ludwig van Beethoven, is a series of fourteen variations on a theme, written for piano, violin and cello. Although this may be one of Beethoven's

Recordings#

  • Beaux Arts Trio, 1965 (Philips)
  • Daniel Barenboim piano, Pinchas Zukerman violin, Jacqueline du Pré cello, 1969 (EMI Classics)
  • Wilhelm Kempff piano, Henryk Szeryng violin, Pierre Fournier cello, 1969 (Deutsche Grammophon)
  • Isaac Stern, Leonard Rose, Eugene Istomin, 1970 (Columbia Records)
  • Borodin Trio, 1984 Chandos
  • Vladimir Ashkenazy piano, Itzhak Perlman violin, Lynn Harrell cello, 1986 (EMI Classics)
  • Guarneri Trio Prague, 1999 (Harmonia Mundi)
  • The Florestan Trio, 2004 (Hyperion Records)
  • Trio Wanderer, 2012 (Harmonia Mundi)
  • *, piano: Wilhelm Kempff, violin: Henryk Szeryng, cello: Pierre Fournier; from Klaviertrios, vol. 9, Deutsche Grammophon (1969)
Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven