searching for a Beethoven composition...

[XB-70 Valkyrie]

I heard this late at night on KUSC. I could have sworn they said it was a work for piano and wind octet, but I'm looking at various lists of his compositions online and can't find anything like this anywhere. I was too late to check their online playlist, which only goes back about 24hr. Did he write such a work? What is the closest composition if I misheard this--or if they misspoke (they once attributed a work by John Field to--you guessed it--St. John Williams!)??

[amw]

I'd assume the piano and wind quintet op.16, or if there was no piano audible, one of the wind works without piano (the octet op.103 is the most commonly played one, I think)

[XB-70 Valkyrie]

Thanks, there was definitely a piano; in fact I thought it was a piano concerto I had never heard. I didn't realize it was such a small ensemble--of course this station is not the greatest in terms of its DJs disseminating correct information.

[Ghost of Baron Scarpia]

When was this played? It took me 30 seconds with Google to discover that KUSC played the Beethoven Quintet for Piano and Winds at Midnight on Sept 27.

https://www.kusc.org/playlist/2018/09/27/

They have playlists that go back way longer than the 24 hours you claim.

[Wanderer]

I'd assume the piano and wind quintet op.16...

I'd assume the same.

[amw]

Thanks, there was definitely a piano; in fact I thought it was a piano concerto I had never heard. I didn't realize it was such a small ensemble--of course this station is not the greatest in terms of its DJs disseminating correct information.

The piano quintet for certain then—Beethoven's only work for winds and piano.

https://www.youtube.com/v/GKs4ldkOKIA

[XB-70 Valkyrie]

Thanks guys. Now, the question is, what performance(s) do you like?

[Wanderer]

I'm quite content with the version contained in the DG Beethoven Edition, performed by James Levine and Ensemble Wien-Berlin. Klára Würtz, as evident from the video posted above, is very good as well. I must have a couple of others lying around.

[Biffo]

Try Murray Perahia and members of the English Chamber Orchestra; it is coupled with Mozart's K 452 for the same combination.

[Madiel]

I have this one.

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[amw]

Try Murray Perahia and members of the English Chamber Orchestra; it is coupled with Mozart's K 452 for the same combination.

Arguably it is a formal pastiche of Mozart's K452 for the same combination—same number of movements, in the same key, & very consciously modelled on the Mozart work in terms of form and style. Much as with Op. 18/5 (modelled on Mozart K464) Beethoven probably intended us to notice & approve of his mastery of classical practice.

For recordings: