Beethoven - Piano Trio No. 9 in B flat major, WoO 39

As in the Florestans' earlier recordings there's no distortion, no ugly bulges or individual eccentricities to learn to tolerate - everything has the ring of truth about it...there's character... — Andrew McGregor, bbc.co.uk, 4th February 2003 More…

This first instalment in the Gould Piano Trio's complete Beethoven cycle has much to recommend it...[the Variations in E flat major op. 44 are] players with a delicate touch that makes each of... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

As an inexpensive means of getting to know Beethoven's first two piano trios this disc may have its merits, but there are considerably greater rewards to be had from the elegantly-shaped and... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2008, 3 out of 5 stars More…

They combine a sense of dialectical urgency, crucial in this work, with a natural conversational intimacy. Pianist Wu Qian, first among equals in this music, has a limpid, sparkling touch, using... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2020 More…