Maxim Rysanov: Beethoven – review

Maxim Rysanov (viola), Kristina Blaumane (cello), Jacob Katsnelson (piano)(Onyx)Arranging and unearthing are key words here. Following two outstanding Brahms discs for Onyx in a similar mixed-repertoire format, virtuoso violist Maxim Rysanov and friends have turned to Beethoven: two unfamiliar early duo works from the 1790s, the Serenade Op 8 for viola and piano reworked by the legendary William Primrose and the Trio Op 11 arranged by Rysanov for viola (instead of clarinet), cello and piano. Cel...

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