Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Alisa Weilerstein, Inon Barnatan
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pentatone
Catalogue: PTC5186884
Release: 2022
Size: 1.77 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Cello Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5 No. 1
01. I. Adagio sostenuto – II. Allegro
02. III. Rondo. Allegro vivace
Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 5 No. 2
03. I. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo
04. II. Allegro molto più tosto presto
05. III. Rondo. Allegro
CD 02
Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69
01. I. Allegro ma non tanto
02. II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
03. III. Adagio cantabile – Allegro vivace
Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102 No. 1
04. I. Andante – Allegro vivace
05. II. Adagio – Allegro vivace
Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102 No. 2
06. I. Allegro con brio
07. II. Adagio con molto sentimento d’affetto
08. III. Allegro
Equal, profound partnership of cello and piano. Composed over a span of nearly twenty years, the Beethoven Cello Sonatas not only contain some of the most appealing and lyrical music Beethoven wrote, but also allow the listener to trace his exceptional artistic development. The third sonata, moreover, is a watershed in sonata writing, arguably presenting the cello and piano as fully equal partners for the first time in music history. The richness of these works fully comes to life in the interpretation of Weilerstein and Barnatan, who have – besides glorious solo careers – also proven to be one of the most congenial chamber music tandems of our times. Their wonderful musical partnership and profound friendship shines through in each of these sonatas.