Title: Ries: Piano Trios Artist: Trio Egmont Label: Naxos Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 730099148634 Genre: Classical Artists Release Date: 2025-03-14 Number of Discs: 1
Ferdinand Ries occupies a remarkable place in the history of music. He was famously a friend and pupil of Beethoven and a virtuoso pianist. His extensive oeuvre opened up the musical aesthetics of Viennese Classicism to Romanticism. Completed in 1826, the Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 143 features two lively, fast movements surrounding a poetic Adagio, reminiscent of the era's finest opera arias. Very differentis the Grand Trio in F minor, WoO 86. It features four thematically interwoven movements that traverse emotions from despair to passion and eventual peace.
Tracks: 1.1 Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 143~I. Allegro con brio 1.2 Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 143~II. Adagio con espressione 1.3 Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 143~III. Finale: Prestissimo 1.4 Grand Trio in F minor, WoO 86~I. Allegro energico 1.5 Grand Trio in F minor, WoO 86~II. Adagio 1.6 Grand Trio in F minor, WoO 86~III. Polacca: Moderato - Trio - Polacca 1.7 Grand Trio in F minor, WoO 86~IV. Finale: Allegro molto
