A starry but congenial trio, Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma and Daniel Barenboim interact with each other and with the Berlin Philharmonic in Beethoven’s extraordinary Triple Concerto. Completing the programme is Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, an idiosyncratic precursor to the finale of his Ninth Symphony.
Disc 1
01 Beethoven: Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C Major, Op. 56: I. Allegro - Itzhak Perlman/Yo-Yo Ma/Daniel Barenboim/Berliner Philharmoniker
02 Beethoven: Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C Major, Op. 56: II. Largo - Itzhak Perlman/Yo-Yo Ma/Daniel Barenboim/Berliner Philharmoniker
03 Beethoven: Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C Major, Op. 56: III. Rondo alla polacca - Itzhak Perlman/Yo-Yo Ma/Daniel Barenboim/Berliner Philharmoniker
04 Beethoven: Fantasy in C Minor, Op. 80, 'Choral Fantasia': I. Adagio - Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper/Berliner Philharmoniker/Daniel Barenboim
05 Beethoven: Fantasy in C Minor, Op. 80, 'Choral Fantasia': II. Finale - Allegro - Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper/Berliner Philharmoniker/Daniel Barenboim
06 Beethoven: Fantasy in C Minor, Op. 80, 'Choral Fantasia': II. Allegro molto - Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper/Berliner Philharmoniker/Daniel Barenboim
07 Beethoven: Fantasy in C Minor, Op. 80, 'Choral Fantasia': II. Adagio, ma non troppo - Berliner Philharmoniker/Daniel Barenboim
08 Beethoven: Fantasy in C Minor, Op. 80, 'Choral Fantasia': II. Marica, assai vivace - Allegro - Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper/Berliner Philharmoniker/Daniel Barenboim
09 Beethoven: Fantasy in C Minor, Op. 80, 'Choral Fantasia': II. Allegretto, ma non troppo - Presto - Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper/Berliner Philharmoniker/Daniel Barenboim