Trio con Brio Copenhagen BEETHOVEN Piano Trios - Volume III

Trio con Brio presents its third volume of Beethoven’s Piano Trios: electrifying performances of music which reveals the composer at the peak of his powers.

Beethoven’s Op.1 Piano Trios began with two works sure to charm Viennese audiences, but in his Piano Trio op.1 no.3 in C minor, featured on this album, we begin to hear the radical, uncompromising Beethoven in music of volcanic force, contrasted with a sublime slow movement. The ‘Archduke’ Trio, op.97, marked Beethoven’s final public performance as a pianist, but was also a turning-point in his output, its warm-hued nature combining heavenly serenity with earthy joie de vivre.

‘Glowing reports hold true. The Trio con Brio Copenhagen clearly occupies a lofty perch in today’s musical scene.’ – Washington Post

‘From the first note, Trio con Brio exudes class... both explosive and exquisitely intimate – aspects that this performance delivers with compelling panache.’ – The Strad

Trio con Brio Copenhagen BEETHOVEN Piano Trios - Volume II

Following a highly praised first installment, Trio con Brio Copenhagen continue their journey through the piano trios of Beethoven with Volume II of their twentieth anniversary cycle. On this recording the youthful Op.1 No.2 is coupled with the trio in E flat major, Op.70 No.2, an altogether more intimate work and one full of the composer’s natural warmth. Trio con Brio Copenhagen has been at the forefront of Scandinavia’s music scene for almost twenty years, receiving many of the most prestigious prizes for chamber music. The group has also established an enviable reputation internationally, playing regularly in venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Concertgebouw and London’s Wigmore Hall. “Glowing reports hold true. The Trio con Brio Copenhagen clearly occupies a lofty perch in today’s musical scene.” (Washington Post) “From the first note, Trio con Brio exudes class … both explosive and exquisitely intimate – aspects that this performance delivers with compelling panache.” (The Strad)

Trio con Brio Copenhagen BEETHOVEN Piano Trios - Volume I

Trio con Brio Copenhagen have played a central role in Scandinavia’s vibrant contemporary music scene for almost twenty years, and are celebrating this milestone anniversary by recording the complete piano trios of Beethoven for Orchid Classics, of which this is the much-anticipated first volume. A recipient of Denmark’s prestigious ‘P2 Artists Prize’ amongst many other awards, the Trio enjoys an intensive worldwide touring schedule as well as regular collaborations with many of the world’s most respected composers. Their recent recording for Orchid of trios by Tchaikovsky and Smetana was hailed by The Guardian (UK): “… Trio con Brio Copenhagen scale the Tchaikovsky’s heights with the verve their name suggests…” Founded in Vienna in 1999 with the concept of pairs coming together, the two Korean sisters, and Soo Kyung and Jens (who are now married), have since then been exploring the piano trio repertoire with freshness and curiosity as well as with respect and reflection.