BEETHOVEN, L. van: Chamber Music - Piano Quartet, Op. 16 / Minuets and Dances (Sofia Kim, Kroh, Segal, Sarid, IU Wind Ensemble, Dorsey)

In his first decade in Vienna, Beethoven seems to have been preoccupied with music for wind instruments. The best-known example is his Quintet in E flat major, Op. 16, which he arranged at the same time for piano quartet. He also wrote music for dances and settings of folk songs, and reflected the public’s interest in automata by writing for musical clock. The Napoleonic wars were mirrored in Beethoven’s music of the period, especially in his military compositions such as a series of Marches and the Equali, scored for trombones, which were later played at his funeral.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Beethoven, Ludwig van
IU Wind Ensemble (Ensemble)
Dorsey, Rodney (Conductor)
1 March in D Major, WoO 24, "Marsch zur grossen Wachtparade, Grosser Marsch No. 4" 08:17
IU Wind Ensemble (Ensemble)
Dorsey, Rodney (Conductor)
IU Wind Ensemble (Ensemble)
Dorsey, Rodney (Conductor)
2 March in C Major, WoO 20, "Zapfenstreich No. 2" 04:27
IU Wind Ensemble (Ensemble)
Dorsey, Rodney (Conductor)
IU Wind Ensemble (Ensemble)
Dorsey, Rodney (Conductor)
3 Polonaise in D Major, WoO 21 02:06
IU Wind Ensemble (Ensemble)
Dorsey, Rodney (Conductor)
IU Wind Ensemble (Ensemble)
Dorsey, Rodney (Conductor)
4 Ecossaise in D Major, WoO 22 00:58
IU Wind Ensemble (Ensemble)
Dorsey, Rodney (Conductor)
Karceski, William (alto trombone)
Houlihan, Chris (alto trombone)
Wiebe, Stefan (tenor trombone)
Roper, Noah (bass trombone)
5 No. 1. Andante 02:14
Karceski, William (alto trombone)
Houlihan, Chris (alto trombone)
Wiebe, Stefan (tenor trombone)
Roper, Noah (bass trombone)
6 No. 2. Poco adagio 01:42
Karceski, William (alto trombone)
Houlihan, Chris (alto trombone)
Wiebe, Stefan (tenor trombone)
Roper, Noah (bass trombone)
7 No. 3. Poco sostenuto 01:05
Karceski, William (alto trombone)
Houlihan, Chris (alto trombone)
Wiebe, Stefan (tenor trombone)
Roper, Noah (bass trombone)
Anspach, Layne (horn)
Holben, Scott (horn)
Cheng, Yu-Hsuan (horn)
8 Adagio in A-Flat Major, Hess 297 00:52
Anspach, Layne (horn)
Holben, Scott (horn)
Cheng, Yu-Hsuan (horn)
Fishell, Janette (organ)
9 March in B-Flat Major, WoO 29, Hess 107, "Grenadier March" (performed on organ) 04:21
Fishell, Janette (organ)
Fishell, Janette (organ)
10 No. 1. Allegro non più molto 08:31
Fishell, Janette (organ)
11 No. 2. Allegretto 05:32
Fishell, Janette (organ)
Fishell, Janette (organ)
12 No. 1. Adagio assai, Hess 103 06:12
Fishell, Janette (organ)
13 No. 2. Scherzo, Hess 104 02:32
Fishell, Janette (organ)
14 No. 3. Allegro, Hess 105 02:23
Fishell, Janette (organ)
Fishell, Janette (organ)
15 Fugue in D Major, WoO 31 02:11
Fishell, Janette (organ)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Beethoven, Ludwig van - Arranger
Kim, Sofia (violin)
Kroh, Susie (violin)
Karasaki, Seido (viola)
Guðmundsdóttir, Hrafnhildur Marta (cello)
DiBello, Lawrence (cello)
16 The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869: Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867 (arr. L. van Beethoven for string quintet, Hess 38) 02:15
Kim, Sofia (violin)
Kroh, Susie (violin)
Karasaki, Seido (viola)
Guðmundsdóttir, Hrafnhildur Marta (cello)
DiBello, Lawrence (cello)
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Segal, Tristan (violin)
Sarid, Noa (violin)
Kwon, Isabel (cello)
17 Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, Hess 29: Prelude (1st version) 03:18
Segal, Tristan (violin)
Sarid, Noa (violin)
Kwon, Isabel (cello)
Segal, Tristan (violin)
Sarid, Noa (violin)
Kwon, Isabel (cello)
18 Prelude 02:48
Segal, Tristan (violin)
Sarid, Noa (violin)
Kwon, Isabel (cello)
19 Fugue 02:15
Segal, Tristan (violin)
Sarid, Noa (violin)
Kwon, Isabel (cello)
Kim, Sofia (violin)
Kroh, Susie (violin)
Karasaki, Seido (viola)
Collins, Andrew (viola)
Guðmundsdóttir, Hrafnhildur Marta (cello)
20 String Quintet in D Minor, Hess 40 (fragment) 02:32
Kim, Sofia (violin)
Kroh, Susie (violin)
Karasaki, Seido (viola)
Collins, Andrew (viola)
Guðmundsdóttir, Hrafnhildur Marta (cello)
Disc 2
Scholtes, Clara (violin)
Karasaki, Seido (viola)
DiBello, Lawrence (cello)
Ioannides, Andreas (piano)
1 I. Grave - Allegro ma non troppo 13:01
Scholtes, Clara (violin)
Karasaki, Seido (viola)
DiBello, Lawrence (cello)
Ioannides, Andreas (piano)
2 II. Andante cantabile 07:20
Scholtes, Clara (violin)
Karasaki, Seido (viola)
DiBello, Lawrence (cello)
Ioannides, Andreas (piano)
3 III. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo 05:54
Scholtes, Clara (violin)
Karasaki, Seido (viola)
DiBello, Lawrence (cello)
Ioannides, Andreas (piano)
Segal, Tristan (violin)
Sarid, Noa (violin)
Kwon, Isabel (cello)
4 No. 1 in E-Flat Major 02:05
Segal, Tristan (violin)
Sarid, Noa (violin)
Kwon, Isabel (cello)
5 No. 2 in G Major 01:58
Segal, Tristan (violin)
Sarid, Noa (violin)
Kwon, Isabel (cello)
6 No. 3 in C Major 02:29
Segal, Tristan (violin)
Sarid, Noa (violin)
Kwon, Isabel (cello)
7 No. 4 in F Major 02:01
Segal, Tristan (violin)
Sarid, Noa (violin)
Kwon, Isabel (cello)
8 No. 5 in D Major 01:50
Segal, Tristan (violin)
Sarid, Noa (violin)
Kwon, Isabel (cello)
9 No. 6 in G Major 01:56
Segal, Tristan (violin)
Sarid, Noa (violin)
Kwon, Isabel (cello)
Segal, Tristan (violin)
Sarid, Noa (violin)
Belcher, Aleck (double bass)
10 No. 1 in D Major 00:43
Segal, Tristan (violin)
Sarid, Noa (violin)
Belcher, Aleck (double bass)
11 No. 2 in D Major 00:42
Segal, Tristan (violin)
Sarid, Noa (violin)
Belcher, Aleck (double bass)
12 No. 3 in D Major 00:38
Segal, Tristan (violin)
Sarid, Noa (violin)
Belcher, Aleck (double bass)
13 No. 4 in D Minor 00:43
Segal, Tristan (violin)
Sarid, Noa (violin)
Belcher, Aleck (double bass)
14 No. 5 in D Major 00:42
Segal, Tristan (violin)
Sarid, Noa (violin)
Belcher, Aleck (double bass)
15 No. 6 in D Major 01:38
Segal, Tristan (violin)
Sarid, Noa (violin)
Belcher, Aleck (double bass)
Scholtes, Clara (violin)
Lokhina, Tatiana (piano)
16 No. 1 in F Major 00:32
Scholtes, Clara (violin)
Lokhina, Tatiana (piano)
17 No. 2 in D Major 00:30
Scholtes, Clara (violin)
Lokhina, Tatiana (piano)
18 No. 3 in F Major 01:38
Scholtes, Clara (violin)
Lokhina, Tatiana (piano)
19 No. 4 in A Major 00:36
Scholtes, Clara (violin)
Lokhina, Tatiana (piano)
20 No. 5 in D Major 00:41
Scholtes, Clara (violin)
Lokhina, Tatiana (piano)
21 No. 6 in G Major 01:31
Scholtes, Clara (violin)
Lokhina, Tatiana (piano)
Scholtes, Clara (violin)
Lokhina, Tatiana (piano)
22 Rondo in G Major, WoO 41 04:48
Scholtes, Clara (violin)
Lokhina, Tatiana (piano)
Kim, Sofia (violin)
Kroh, Susie (violin)
23 Duet for 2 Violins in A Major, WoO 34, Hess 42 00:22
Kim, Sofia (violin)
Kroh, Susie (violin)
Kim, Sofia (violin)
Kroh, Susie (violin)
24 Canon in A Major, WoO 35, Hess 273 00:27
Kim, Sofia (violin)
Kroh, Susie (violin)
Segal, Tristan (violin)
DiBello, Lawrence (cello)
Ioannides, Andreas (piano)
25 22 Scottish Songs, WoO 156: No. 1. — 03:15
Segal, Tristan (violin)
DiBello, Lawrence (cello)
Ioannides, Andreas (piano)
Scholtes, Clara (violin)
Lokhina, Tatiana (piano)
26 Violin Sonata in A Major, Hess 46 (fragments) 02:28
Scholtes, Clara (violin)
Lokhina, Tatiana (piano)
Scholtes, Clara (violin)
Karasaki, Seido (viola)
DiBello, Lawrence (cello)
27 Trio Secondo, Hess 28 (2nd Trio to String Trio, Op. 9, No. 1: III. Scherzo) 01:32
Scholtes, Clara (violin)
Karasaki, Seido (viola)
DiBello, Lawrence (cello)
Kim, Sofia (violin)
Guðmundsdóttir, Hrafnhildur Marta (cello)
28 Duo for Violin and Cello in E-Flat Major, Gardi 2 (fragment) 03:21
Kim, Sofia (violin)
Guðmundsdóttir, Hrafnhildur Marta (cello)
Segal, Tristan (violin)
DiBello, Lawrence (cello)
Ioannides, Andreas (piano)
29 Piano Trio in F Minor, Biamonti 637 (fragments, transcribed by N. Marston) 04:36
Segal, Tristan (violin)
DiBello, Lawrence (cello)
Ioannides, Andreas (piano)
Kim, Eunji (violin)
Karasaki, Seido (viola)
DiBello, Lawrence (cello)
30 Finale: Allegro, Hess 25 (early version of String Trio, Op. 3: IV. Finale) 06:54
Kim, Eunji (violin)
Karasaki, Seido (viola)
DiBello, Lawrence (cello)

Total Playing Time: 02:23:22