This is a new weekly blog series I cooked up while having lunch. Each week, I will highlight a great performance that I have stumbled upon online.This is a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's Triple Concerto in C Major, op. 56 for violin, piano and cello. It's a beautiful collaborative work that showcases Beethoven's ability to balance several weaving passages.This clip features three giants of the concert world: Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor), Itzhak Perlman on violin and Yo-Yo Ma on cello.Watch how Barenboim cues in the orchestra with his body language. Also, look at how confident and comfortable the trio is with each other. They don't need to look at each other much. They cue each other in very subtly.
September 3, 2020 note: Looks like the videos were removed from Youtube, so here’s a video of Anne-Sophie Mutter with Maestro Barenboim and Yo-Yo Ma: