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| Label Challenge Classics |
UPC 0608917277821 |
Catalogue number CC 72778 |
Release date 01 June 2018 |
"Luister 10: The catchy themes combined with the intelligent playfulness of the Van Baerle, elicits a smile even on the grayest afternoon"
Luister, 05-10-2018Chamber music arrangements of symphonies were very common in the late 18th and early 19th century, and it is probably true that a large proportion of the people who were familiar with the symphonic repertoire at the time were so because of them. The Second Symphony is the only one for which Beethoven himself produced an arrangement, although there is evidence that his student Ferdinand Ries did the bulk of the work, with Beethoven adding the finishing touches.
Of the three piano trios published under op. 1, the second announces its pretentions to the symphonic genre earlier than its siblings and has several common points with the Second Symphony that was written ten years later.
The Allegretto in E-flat, Hess 48, probably was one of the first works for piano trio that Beethoven wrote, dating back to the early 1790s. Its form is a short, but humorous conversation between three different instruments.
Beethovens eigen arrangement
Kamermuziekarrangementen van symfonieën waren in de late achttiende en vroege negentiende eeuw heel gewoon, en de meeste mensen die bekend waren met het symfonische repertoire kenden het waarschijnlijk door deze bewerkingen. De Tweede Symfonie is de enige waarvoor Beethoven zelf het arrangement maakte, hoewel er aanwijzingen zijn dat zijn leerling Ferdinand Ries het meeste werk deed, en Beethoven slechts de laatste hand eraan legde.Tweede Symfonie nooit ver weg
Van de drie Pianotrio’s op. 1 laat het middelste als eerste zijn symfonische pretenties zien door te openen met een langzame introductie, iets wat tot dan toe vooral in symfonieën voorkwam. Het begin van de Tweede Symfonie, die Beethoven een half decennium later componeerde en waarmee het enige verwantschap vertoont, is nooit heel ver weg, en het gebruik van gelijksoortige motieven suggereert een connectie.Bijzonder instrument
Voor deze opname speelde Hannes Minnaar op een Chris Maene Concert Grand, gebouwd in 2017. In dit bijzondere instrument zijn kennis en materialen van de moderne pianobouw gecombineerd met die van oudere, historische instrumenten. Het meest opvallende aspect is wel dat in tegenstelling tot de moderne vleugel, waarin de bassnaren gekruist zijn aangebracht ten opzichte van die van het middenregister, in dit instrument alle snaren parallel naast elkaar liggen. Daarmee verenigt het de soliditeit van de moderne vleugel met het transparante klankideaal van oudere instrumenten. De klank van deze symbiose van oud en nieuw was een inspiratiebron bij het opnemen van Beethovens pianotrio's.Drie musici die elkaar in de 'Van Baerle' ontmoetten
Het Van Baerle Trio is in 2004 opgericht door pianist Hannes Minnaar, violiste Maria Milstein en cellist Gideon den Herder. De naam van het trio is ontleend aan de straat waar hun muzikale wortels liggen: de Van Baerlestraat in Amsterdam. Hier ontmoetten de drie musici elkaar tijdens hun studie aan het Conservatorium van Amsterdam, op een steenworp afstand van het Concertgebouw, dat het trio als zijn muzikale thuis beschouwt. Inmiddels heeft het trio een gevestigde reputatie opgebouwd in binnen- en buitenland.Kammermusikarrangements von Symphonien waren am Ende des 18. und Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts an der Tagesordnung, und es ist wahrscheinlich, dass ein Großteil der Menschen, die mit dem symphonischen Repertoire der Zeit vertraut waren, die Musik über diese Arrangements kennenlernten. Die Zweite Symphonie ist die einzige, von der Beethoven selbst ein Arrangement verfasst hatte, wenngleich es Nachweise gibt, dass sein Schüler Ferdinand Ries den Löwenanteil der Arbeit machte und Beethoven dem Ganzen den letzten Schliff verlieh.
Von den drei Klaviertrios, die im Opus 1 veröffentlicht wurden, verkündet das zweite seinen Anspruch an die symphonische Gattung früher als seine Geschwisterwerke und weist einige Gemeinsamkeiten mit der zehn Jahre später entstandenen Zweiten Symphonie auf.
Das Allegretto in Es-Dur, Hess 48, war vermutlich eines der ersten Werke, das Beethoven für Klaviertrio schrieb, und stammt aus den frühen 1790er Jahren. Formal ist es eine kurze, aber humorvolle Unterhaltung zwischen drei Instrumenten.
Hannes Minnaar received international acclaim after winning prizes at the Queen Elisabeth Competition (2010, 3rd prize) and the Geneva International Music Competition (2008, 2nd prize) and being awarded a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship (2011). He studied with Jan Wijn at the Amsterdam Conservatory, graduating with the highest distinction and took master classes with Menahem Pressler and Ferenc Rados. In addition, he studied organ with Jacques van Oortmerssen.
Minnaar was soloist with various orchestras, including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, during which time he worked with conductors such as Marin Alsop, Jiří Bělohlávek, Herbert Blomstedt, Frans Brüggen, Eliahu Inbal, Edo de Waart and Xian Zhang. He gives recitals in many European countries and around the world. He performed at the Royal Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Konzerthaus (Berlin), Musashino Hall (Tokyo) and the Great Hall of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Moscow) and was invited to the festivals of La Roque d’Anthéron, Bordeaux (Jacobins) and Guangzhou.
Minnaar is also active as a chamber musician. As a member of the Van Baerle Trio he won prizes at competitions in Lyon (2011, CIMCL, 1st prize) and Munich (2013, ARD, 2nd prize). The trio gave 18 concerts in an international tour in the “Rising Stars” series in 2014, including the Barbican (London), Musikverein (Vienna) and Cité de la Musique (Paris). Minnaar also performed with musicians such as Janine Jansen, Isabelle van Keulen and Mischa Maisky.
His two solo albums are highly acclaimed. His debut album was awarded an Edison and Gramophone published a full-page article about this album. The same magazine wrote about his second album “Bach inspirations”: “After Minnaar’s debut disc, this makes two hits in a row”. BBC Music Magazine selected it as “Instrumental choice of the month” with 5 stars.
Minnaar is currently recording all of Beethoven’s piano concertos for Challenge Classics. Other future concert highlights include Liszt’s Totentanz and a new concerto by Robert Zuidam with the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Markus Stenz – at which occiasion he will be awarded the Dutch Music Prize by the Dutch Minister of Culture – and Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Daniele Rustioni.
Gideon den Herder initially started at Monique Bartels in Amsterdam and at Hagen in Salzburg. In Zurich he obtained his solo degree with Thomas Grossenbacher. In baroque cello he trained under the guidance of Jaap ter Linden and Roel Dieltiens. In 2003 Gideon den Herder won the title Young Music Talent of the Year, and in 2009 he won the old music competition À Tre in Trossingen (Germany) with the Trio Otone. As a member of the Van Baerle Trio Gideon den Herder won several prizes, including the Kersjesprijs and the first prizes of the ARD Competition 2013 in Munich and the international chamber music competition of Lyon in 2011. The Van Baerle Trio performs frequently and is a guest in famous venues as the Musikverein in Vienna, the Cité de la Musique in Paris, the Philharmonie in Cologne and the Barbican Center in London. Gideon den Herder has also been in charge of the cellular section since 2014 at the Residentie Orkest in The Hague. He played an instrument by builder Giuseppe Dall'Aglio with a bow attributed to Dominique Peccatte, both on loan from the Nationaal Muziekinstrumenten Fonds.
Luister 10: The catchy themes combined with the intelligent playfulness of the Van Baerle, elicits a smile even on the grayest afternoon
Luister, 05-10-2018
For their second release of Beethoven’s Piano Trios the Van Baerle Trio has chosen the second trio from opus 1 as well as a small Allegretto, which probably was intended to be part of an Opus 1-Trio. The highlight is the trio version of the Second Symphony, which was transcribed by Ferdinand Ries and amended by his teacher Beethoven. This reduction shows even more than the original work how the composer pushed boundaries. The Van Baerle Trio does a brilliant job to illustrate this.
Pizzicato, 13-8-2018
It's really good if you manage to suggest an orchestra as a trio, even better if you do not want to hear an orchestra anymore. Of that order is this execution.
De Volkskrant, 13-7-2018
The only time I put my car aside to listen to the radio better was when I heard this trio, they played collectively, from one thought, that everything came together.The sum of these three different spirits is not three, but five or six.
Trouw, 10-7-2018
What stands are the eminent interpretations by the Van Baerle Trio and again the excellent recording of Bert van der Wolf, which also in 'normal' stereo is not to be sneezed. Now on to part 3!
Opus Klassiek, 09-7-2018
New Classical: Beethoven's symphonic 'piano trios' by the Van Baerle Trio.
AVROTROS, 28-6-2018
*****
This is a CD that evokes more admiration every time you listen to it. The Van Baerle Trio became so good since violinist Maria Milstein, cellist Gideon den Herder and pianist Hannes Minnar united at the conservatory in 2004.
Trouw, 22-6-2018
Enjoy the perfectly balanced interplay of these three top musicians, that Beethoven's pronounced, classical style of the past, with warm phrasing, rhythmic contagion, motivic profiling, mischievous charm and warm poetry, sonorous. Beautifully played.
Stretto, 21-6-2018
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