Beethoven Piano Trios Op.70/1 & 2, WoO39, Hess 48

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Pre-order now: The Rautio Piano Trio release their third volume of the complete cycle of Beethoven Piano Trios, recorded on period instruments. Released on July 24th, 2026. (Price includes £3 postage & packing).

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Rautio Piano Trio

Jane Gordon violin
Victoria Simonsen cello
Jan Rautio fortepiano

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
The third volume in the trio’s complete cycle of piano trios, performed on fortepiano.

Trio in E-flat major, opus 70 no. 2
i) Poco sostenuto – Allegro ma non troppo – Tempo I – Tempo II
ii) Allegretto
iii) Allegretto ma non troppo
iv) Allegro

Trio in B-flat major, WoO 39
Allegretto

Trio in D major, opus 70 no. 1 ‘Ghost’
i) Allegro vivace e con brio
ii) Largo assai ed espressivo
iii) Presto

Trio in E-flat major, Hess 48
Allegretto

Instruments: 
Violin 
Copy of 1734 Antonio Stradivari “Willemotte” by Andreas Hudelmayer (London, 2019)
‘Cello
Giovanni Grancino (Milan, 1687)
Fortepiano
Paul McNulty, copy of grand piano by Conrad Graf 1819 (housed in Zámek Kozel, near Pilsen, Czech Republic). Moderator, double moderator, sustaining and una corda pedals, CC – f4. Provided by the Wigmore Hall, London.
Piano technician and tuner: Edmund Handy.
Producer, engineer and editor: Myles Eastwood, Eastwood Records.