🇩🇪Ludwig van Beethoven ： Piano Quartet No.1 in Es-Dur WoO36-1

This chamber work by the young Beethoven unfolds as a dialogue between the piano and the strings. It is laid out in three movements: a lively sonata-form first movement, a calm and songful second movement, and a light-footed rondo finale, each presenting a distinct character. The piano moves flexibly between passages that come to the foreground in a soloistic manner and those that support the strings, while the four parts remain closely connected. Performers should listen carefully to the exchanges between the parts, shape the direction of each melody and the subtle dynamic changes, and aim to make the four instruments flow as one.