BEETHOVEN: COMPLETE VIOLIN SONATAS, CELLO SONATAS, STRING TRIOS AND PIANO TRIOS - ZUKERMAN, BARENBOIM, DU PRE, HARRELL, DE PEYER (11 CDS)

Intimate and inspiring communication is of the essence in chamber music. Here Beethoven's characteristically masterly works in the genre are interpreted by musicians who defined their era as star soloists and were also close collaborators and friends: Barenboim, du Pré, Perlman, Zukerman, Harrell and others. Dating from the years around 1970 and from the early 1990s, these recordings do full justice to the spirit and scope of Beethoven's genius.

Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-10
Pinchas Zukerman (violin), Daniel Barenboim (piano)

Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 11 'Gassenhauer', for clarinet, cello & piano
Gervase De Peyer (clarinet), Jacqueline du Pré), Daniel Barenboim (piano)

Beethoven: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1-5
Jacqueline du Pré (cello), Daniel Barenboim (piano)

Beethoven: Variations (12) on "See the conquering hero comes" for Cello and Piano, WoO 45
Jacqueline du Pré (cello), Daniel Barenboim (piano)

Beethoven: Variations (7) on "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen", for Cello and Piano, WoO 46
Jacqueline du Pré (cello), Daniel Barenboim (piano)

Beethoven: Variations (12) on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" for Cello and Piano, Op. 66
Jacqueline du Pré (cello), Daniel Barenboim (piano)

Beethoven: String Trios (complete)
Itzhak Perlman (violin), Pinchas Zukerman (viola), Lynn Harrell (cello)

Beethoven: Quintet in E flat major for piano and winds, Op.16