Composer of the Week: Beethoven: Chamber Music Turns Pro

Cellist Raphael Wallfisch and violinist Sara Bitlloch join Donald Macleod to talk about Beethoven's early chamber music from 1795 to 1811. Today, the group examine how Beethoven's music developed and became more complex, and the effect of turning chamber music professional. Beethoven: Piano Trio Op 121a, "Kakadu Variations". Florestan Trio. Beethoven: String Quartet in F major No 7, Op 59 ("Razumovsky") (4th movement). Takacs Quartet. Beethoven: Violin Sonata in A major No. 9 Op 47 ("Kreutzer") (1st movement). Itzhak Perlman (violin), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano). Beethoven: Septet in E flat major for clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and double bass Op 20 (2nd movement). Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble