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“Ghost, Gassenhauer, and a first symphony: a true Beethoven Milestone.”
Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 1 / Op. 70, No. 1 “Ghost” / Op. 11 “Gassenhauer”: Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax
Label Description: Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, and Yo-Yo Ma announce the fourth album in their Beethoven for Three series, featuring Symphony No. 1 (Op. 21) and the “Gassenhauer” (Op. 11) and “Ghost” (Op. 70, No. 1) piano trios, three works that span more than a decade of the composer’s output. From Beethoven’s cheerful “Gassenhauer” trio and the symphony that gave the world its first glimpse of his revolutionary voice, carefully reinterpreted for piano, violin, and cello by Shai Wosner, to the singular “Ghost” trio, this recording marks another milestone in three friends’ journey through the marvels of one extraordinary composer.
How to present this to library customers: Immerse your patrons in the genius of Beethoven with this new release from Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, and Yo-Yo Ma, featuring the “Ghost” and “Gassenhauer” trios alongside a reinterpretation of his first symphony. Explore the evolution of Beethoven’s revolutionary music by pairing this recording with other works from his early and middle periods available in your digital or physical collection. Beethoven lovers need only apply.
Audience Key:
NOVICE:
A patron who does not know about the arts but is looking for new interests. These items are for public collections that call for you to introduce the arts to patrons and ignite their interests. They often know much more about popular culture than what’s happening in the arts.
EXPLORER:
These items are for customers who have some knowledge of the arts and want to learn more. Oftentimes these patrons stream music from your music streaming service, take out music and art biographies and they may attend music and art programming at your library.
AFICIONADO:
Ordering for aficionados requires knowledge about their habits when consuming the arts. These patrons are aware of the arts through museums, classical music, jazz and more. Oftentimes, these patrons attend music and art programming at your library, are professionals in the arts world with thorough knowledge of visual and/or performing arts.