Trio Parnassus - Prinz Louis Ferdinand von Preussen: Complete Piano Trios, Vol. 2 (2006)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:09:31 | 327 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: MDG Gold | Catalog: 303 1361-2
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:09:31 | 327 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: MDG Gold | Catalog: 303 1361-2
This is the second disc devoted by the Chinese-German Trio Parnassus to the chamber music of Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, the dedicatee of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3. The prince was an aristocratic patron for whom the irascible Beethoven actually had musical respect, noting that he played not "in a princely or royal manner but rather like a competent piano player." Ferdinand, who was killed by Napoleon's troops in 1806, in turn venerated Beethoven, but the strongest tribute to his talent is that as a composer he wrote music that neither aped Beethoven's nor took refuge in Classical models.