The principle works for trio - piano, violin, cello - of Beethoven comprise:

• 7 trios for piano, violin, cello: Opus 1 - no 1 to 3; Opus 11 ("Gassenhauer" with violin or clarinet): Opus 38 (arrangement of the Septet opus 20); Opus 70 - no 1 ("Ghost") and 2; Opus 97 ("Archduke");
• 1 trio for piano, violin, cello of doubtful origin, opus 63;
  
• 2 other trios published posthumously: WoO 38 and WoO 39;
• 2 series of variations for piano, violin and cello: Opus 44 and Opus 121a ("Kakadu" variations);
• The transcription of the Symphony no. 2, opus 36, for trio;
• The Allegretto Hess 48 is also regularly performed.

The string trios - violin, viola and cello - are less numerous:

• 4 string trios for violin, viola and cello : Opus 3; Opus 9, no 1 to 3;
• 1 serenade for string trio /Opus 8.

Beethoven composed few trios for piano, clarinet and cello:

• 2 trios for piano, clarinet and cello : Opus 11 (with violin or clarinet); Opus 38 (arrangement of Septet opus 20).

There also exists one trio for wind instruments amongst the opus of Ludwig van Beethoven:

• Trios for two oboes and cor anglais: Opus 87.
  

Piano trio opus 63 (and piano trio opus 1 no. 3).
World premiere, recorded in 2003.

Opus 63 was "the unobtainable work" of Beethoven. Never recorded until this day, it is a warm performance, accomplished by the Trio Osiris, which we now offer you.

If the authenticity of the Piano Trio, adaptation of the string quartet opus 4, is opened for discussion, it is a forgotten fact explained in the discography, that no existing source indicates that Beethoven ever disowned the work. Form your own opinion, and complete your disc collection with the unpublished work!

Piano Trio, WoO Anhang 3.
World premiere, recorded in 2005.

This CD contains the world premiere recording on CD of the Piano Trio Anhang 3 and other Piano Trios, some of them rare:

• World premiere: Piano Trio, WoO Anhang 3;
• Allegretto for Piano Trio, Hess 48;
• Trio Piano, WoO 38 ;
• Allegretto for Piano Trio, WoO 39;
• Piano Trio, Opus 11.

A CD of quality that you must get!

Remarkable set of 5 CDs combining together the piano trios of Beethoven, with the exception of opus 63. Note that opus 11 is given in the version for piano - clarinet - cello. On the menu:

• the 7 trios for piano, violin, cello: Opus 1 - nos. 1 to 3; Opus 11 ("Gassenhauer" with clarinet); Opus 38 (arrangement of the Septet Opus 20); Opus 70 - no 1 ("Ghost") and 2; Opus 97 ("Archduke");
• the two other trios published posthumously: WoO 38 and WoO 39;
• the two series of variations for piano, violin and cello: Opus 44 and Opus 121a ("Kakadu" variations);
• the transcription of Symphony no 2, opus 36, for trio;
• and the Allegretto Hess 48.

The performance of the Guarneri Trio Prague is superb and irreproachable.

Exactly the same content as the preceding set, performed by Willem Kempff, piano, Henryk Szeryng, violin, and Pierre Fournier, cello:

• The 7 trios for piano, violin and cello: Opus 1 - nos. 1 to 3; Opus 11 ("Gassenhauer" with clarinet); Opus 38 (arrangement of the Septet Opus 20); Opus 70 - no 1 ("Ghost") and 2; Opus 97 ("Archduke");
• The two other trios published posthumously: WoO 38 and WoO 39;
• The two series of variations for piano, violin and cello: Opus 44 and Opus 121a ("Kakadu" variations);
• The transcription of the Symphony no.2, opus 36, for trio;
• And Allegretto Hess 48.

The Grumiaux trio perform the complete string trios (violin, viola, cello) of Beethoven. All the works were composed between 1792 and 1798:

- Trio for strings in E flat major, opus 3;

- Serenade for string trio in D major, opus 8;

- Three string trios in G major, D major and C major, opus 9…