Xyrion Trio - Beethoven: Trios Vol 5

Dedicated to his friend and pupil Archduke Rudolf, Beethoven's expansive Archduke Trio is his greatest work in the genre, though increasing deafness meant it also signalled his final appearances as a performer. The cheerful Piano Trio in E flat major is an earlier work, though only discovered amongst the composer's papers after his death, and the Kakadu Variations is another good humoured work based on a popular song of the day. With the American Record Guide impressed with every recording, Volumes 1 (8.557723), 2 (8.557724), 3 (8.570255) and 4 (8.570943) are also available.The Xyrion Trio's cycle of Beethoven's Piano Trios and other chamber works has already established a firm following and wide critical acclaim, with volume 3 (8.570255) described as every bit as exceptional as the first volume (8.557723) by American Record Guide, and volume 4 (8.570943) as an unqualified success (Fanfare). This volume forms a climax for the whole series, including as it does Beethoven's masterpiece of the genre, the Archduke Trio.