Ries's arrangement of the Eroica

[Peter]

I had an interesting request from Bernard for the Rare Beethoven page, which was Ferdinand Ries's arrangement of the Eroica for piano quartet. I told him I was unfamiliar with this and that not being by Beethoven it didn't qualify for inclusion on the page. He then sent me this email which I hope someone can help with :


"I heard a performance of the piano quartet
version by the Lancaster quartet last year on radio. I have been trying for
some time to get hold of a recording but really haven't had much luck. I
would appreciate it if you could point me towards the right direction.

Bernard Yan"


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[PDG]

Can't help with a recording (why not write to the radio station concerned, or our own BBC Radio 3?), but an interesting link for info is:
http://www.ffaire.com/beethoven/symphcham.html

I didn't know about the Hummel efforts either!

[Peter]

Thanks PDG ! I'll pass the info on.

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