Emanuel Ax, Piano
Leonidas Kavakos, Violin
Antoine Tamestit, Viola
Yo-Yo Ma, Cello
BEETHOVEN (arr. Wosner) Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 (Eroica)
BEETHOVEN (arr. Wosner) Leonore Overture No. 3 in C Major, Op. 72b
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Beethoven for Three, Symphony No. 3 (CD)
Beethoven for Three, Symphony No. 3 (CD)
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Pianist Emanuel Ax, violinist Leonidas Kavakos and cellist Yo-Yo Ma are joined by violist Antoine Tamestit for this installment of Beethoven for Three, pairing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 (Eroica), with Leonore Overture No. 3 in C Major, Op. 72b. Both works appear in arrangements for piano quartet by pianist and composer Shai Wosner.
The Eroica Symphony stands at the center of Beethoven’s heroic period, expanding the scale, drama and expressive possibilities of the Classical symphony. Wosner’s arrangement translates its sweeping architecture, rhythmic drive and contrasts of character into the more transparent language of piano, violin, viola and cello. Leonore Overture No. 3, composed for Beethoven’s opera Fidelio, distills the opera’s themes of struggle, freedom and triumph into a concentrated orchestral drama.
The recording continues the Beethoven for Three project’s exploration of the composer’s symphonic music through chamber arrangements, drawing on a tradition from Beethoven’s own era when audiences often encountered large-scale works first in versions for smaller ensembles. With Tamestit expanding the trio to four voices, the album offers another intimate perspective on two of Beethoven’s most dramatic works.
Discs: 1
Record Label: Sony
Release Date: October 2, 2026
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