Beethoven - Piano Quartet No. 2, WoO 36 (1785)

Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the classical and romantic eras in classical music, he remains one of the most recognized and influential musicians of this period, and is considered to be one of the greatest composers of all time.

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Piano Quartet No. 2 in D major, WoO 36 (1785)

1. Allegro moderato (0:00)
2. Andante con moto (8:15)
3. Rondo. Allegro (15:07)

Raphaël Oleg, violin; Miguel de Silva, viola; Marc Coppey, cello and Philippe Cassard, piano

Description by John Palmer [-]
The three piano quartets of WoO 36, written when the composer was 15, are among the most substantial of Beethoven's earliest compositions. They are so early, in fact, that the autograph score calls for "clavecin" instead of piano. The same manuscript gives "basso" instead of cello, with the pieces ordered C major, E flat major, and D major. The pieces were not printed until 1828 in Vienna, in the order E flat, D, and C. Material from the C major Trio was subsequently used in the Piano Sonatas, Op. 2, Nos. 1 and 3. These are the only works Beethoven composed for this ensemble, which he abandoned for the piano trio after moving to Vienna.