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Beethoven - Contemporary Arrangements for Chamber Ensemble
ID: GMCD7274 (EAN: 795754727425) | 1 CD | DDD
Released in: 2004
Review: The three arrangements for string quintet on this recording were all made during Beethoven’s lifetime, with his approval, although it is not entirely clear who was responsible for the transcriptions. The first is a strikingly successful adaptation of the piano Sonata Opus 13, the Pathčtique in C minor. Originally written in 1799, this arrangement was published in about 1807 by Tobias Haslinger who was perhaps also the arranger. Haslinger was again the publisher of the arrangement of the 8th Symphony in F major, Opus 93 which appeared in about 1816 only two years after the symphonyąs first performance in Vienna. The third work on this disc is the 1st Symphony, Opus 21 in C major, first performed in 1800. The edition used in this recording was published in Bonn about 1803 by Simrock. In sanctioning arrangements of some of his own compositions for small chamber ensembles, Beethoven no doubt wished to promote his own work, and through increased public awareness of it, gain some commercial advantage. 15.00 eur
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