Oliver Schnyder Trio – Beethoven: The Piano Trios (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

The main mission of The Oliver Schnyder Trio (Andreas Janke, violin, Oliver Schnyder, piano, and Benjamin Nyffenegger, cello) is to celebrate classical works written for trio and commission new compositions. Their first grand opus is this timeless recording of Beethoven’s works for piano trio in a special 3CD set. The music of Ludwig van Beethoven is revolutionary and reaches far beyond the time of writing. Beethoven was unique, but at the same time, offered a central point of departure for new traditions of composition. The Oliver Schnyder Trio made their debut at the Zurich Tonhalle in 2012. Their recording of Schubert’s Piano Trios was hailed as “a new benchmark recording” by the magazine Die Bühne and was chosen as Switzerland’s Best Classical Album of the Year by the Aargauer Zeitung.

Tracklist:
1-01. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1: I. Allegro (08:51)
1-02. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1: Piano Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1: II. Adagio cantabile (07:12)
1-03. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1: Piano Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1: III. Scherzo. Allegro assai (04:30)
1-04. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1: Piano Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1: IV. Finale. Presto (07:13)
1-05. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 2 in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: Piano Trio No. 2 in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: I. Adagio-Allegro vivace (11:20)
1-06. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 2 in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: Piano Trio No. 2 in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: II. Largo con espresione (09:41)
1-07. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 2 in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro (03:29)
1-08. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 2 in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: IV. Finale. Presto (07:33)
2-01. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: I. Allegro con brio (09:20)
2-02. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: II. Andante cantabile con variazioni (07:09)
2-03. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: III. Menuetto. Quasi Allegretto (03:37)
2-04. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: IV. Finale. Prestissimo (07:31)
2-05. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 11 No. 1, “Gassenhauer”: Piano Trio No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 11 No. 1, “Gassenhauer”: I. Allegro con brio (08:35)
2-06. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 11 No. 1, “Gassenhauer”: Piano Trio No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 11 No. 1, “Gassenhauer”: II. Adagio (05:06)
2-07. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 11 No. 1, “Gassenhauer”: III. Tema. Pria ch’io l’impegno (06:22)
2-08. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1, “Geister-Trio”: I. Allegro vivace e con brio (10:23)
2-09. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1, “Geister-Trio”: Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1, “Geister-Trio”: II. Largo assai ed espressivo (10:27)
2-10. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1, “Geister-Trio”: III. Presto (08:08)
3-01. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: I. Poco sostenuto-Allegro ma non troppo (09:21)
3-02. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: II. Allegretto (05:04)
3-03. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: Piano Trio No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: III. Allegretto ma non troppo (08:13)
3-04. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: Piano Trio No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: IV. Finale. Allegro (07:16)
3-05. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97, “Erzherzog-Trio”: Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97, “Erzherzog-Trio”: I. Allegro moderato (12:10)
3-06. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97, “Erzherzog-Trio”: II. Scherzo. Allegro (09:09)
3-07. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97, “Erzherzog-Trio”: III. Andante cantabile (11:05)
3-08. Oliver Schnyder Trio – Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97, “Erzherzog-Trio”: Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97, “Erzherzog-Trio”: IV. Allegro moderato (07:05)