Description:

[This is a live recording of Beethoven by four legendary musicians. Casals was already over 80 years old at the time of this recording, but his stark interpretation and performance are simply stunning, showing no signs of his age. Rubidium clock cutting. [Performances by Carl Engel (piano) (1), Mieczyslaw Horszowski (piano) (2), Sándor Weg (violin), Pablo Casals (cello) Recorded: September 17-20, 1958 Beethovenhaus, Bonn (2); July 19-22, 1961, France Prado (1) live recording

Tracklisting:

1 TRIO FOR PIANO. VIOLIN AND VIOLONCELLO IN D MAJOR. OP.70-1 'GHOST' 1:ALLEGRO VIVACE E CON BRIO / KARL ENGEL
2 TRIO FOR PIANO. VIOLIN AND VIOLONCELLO IN D MAJOR. OP.70-1 'GHOST' 2:LARGO ASSAI ED ESPRESSIVO / KARL ENGEL
3 TRIO FOR PIANO. VIOLIN AND VIOLONCELLO IN D MAJOR. OP.70-1 'GHOST' 3:PRESTO / KARL ENGEL
4 TRIO FOR PIANO. VIOLIN AND VIOLONCELLO IN B FLAT MAJOR. OP.97 'ARCHDUKE' 1:ALLEGRO MODERATO / MIECZYSLAW HORSZOWSKI
5 TRIO FOR PIANO. VIOLIN AND VIOLONCELLO IN B FLAT MAJOR. OP.97 'ARCHDUKE' 2:SCHERZO.ALLEGRO / MIECZYSLAW HORSZOWSKI
6 TRIO FOR PIANO. VIOLIN AND VIOLONCELLO IN B FLAT MAJOR. OP.97 'ARCHDUKE' 3:ANDANTE CANTABILE / MIECZYSLAW HORSZOWSKI
7 TRIO FOR PIANO. VIOLIN AND VIOLONCELLO IN B FLAT MAJOR. OP.97 'ARCHDUKE' 4:ALLEGRO MODERATO-PRESTO / MIECZYSLAW HORSZOWSKI