Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Leonard Elschenbroich, Alexei Grynyuk
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Onyx
Catalogue: ONYX4196
Release: 2019
Size: 1.1 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Cello Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 5 No. 1
01. I. Adagio sostenuto
02. II. Allegro
03. III. Rondo. Allegro vivace
Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2
04. I. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo
05. II. Allegro molto, più tosto presto
06. III. Rondo. Allegro
Cello Sonata in F Major, Op. 17 (Arr. From Horn Sonata)
07. I. Allegro moderato
08. II. Poco Adagio, quasi Andante
09. III. Rondo. Allegro moderato
Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69
10. I. Allegro ma non tanto
11. II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
12. III. Adagio cantabile – Allegro vivace
Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102 No. 1
13. I. Andante
14. II. Allegro vivace
15. II. Adagio – Tempo d’andante
16. IV. Allegro vivace
Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102 No. 2
17. I. Allegro con brio
18. II. Adagio con molto sentiment d’affetto
19. III. Allegro fugato
The five cello sonatas span Beethoven’s three creative periods, with the audacious op.5 sonatas dating from the early years on his time in Vienna as a piano virtuoso and aspiring composer (1792-9), the great op.69 sonata is from the period that saw the composition of symphonies 4-8, the violin concerto, Mass in C and the String Quartets op59. The two op102 sonatas are from the cusp of the ‘late’ period, this is the time of the 9th Symphony, the Missa Solemnis, the great string quartets op127 – 135 and the last five piano sonatas.
The cello and piano are truly equal partners in all these works, and Beethoven exploited the full range of the cello placing great demands on the player. The op.17 sonatas from the 1790s was composed for horn and piano. The transcription is believed to be by the composer, or at least approved by him.