Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Gary Hoffman, David Selig
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: La Dolce Volta
Catalogue: LDV111.2
Release: 2023
Size: 2.35 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
01. Variations on Mozart’s “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen” (Die Zauberflöte) in F Major, Op. 66
Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5
02. I. Adagio sostenuto – Allegro
03. II. Rondo. Allegro vivace
04. Variations, WoO 45 on Handel’s “See, the Conqu’ring Hero comes” (Judas Maccabeus) in G Major
Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5
05. I. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo – Allegro molto più tosto presto
06. II. Rondo. Allegro
CD 02
Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69
01. I. Allegro ma non tanto
02. II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
03. III. Adagio cantabile – Allegro vivace
04. Variations, WoO 46 on Mozart’s “Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen” (Die Zauberflöte) in E-Flat Major
Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102/1
05. I. Andante – Allegro vivace
06. II. Adagio – Tempo d’andante – Allegro vivace
Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102/2
07. I. Allegro con brio
08. II. Adagio con molto sentimento d’affetto – Attacca
09. III. Allegro – Allegro fugato
Here, Beethoven’s five cello sonatas, spanning his early, middle and late periods, are joyfully sinuous – and even the thorny later works benefit from a clear musical purpose that only supreme technical competence and years of committed partnership can bring. Outstanding.