The Sonatas for Piano and Cello
Paul Watkins, Alessio Bax
- Number of CDs
- 2
- Format
- Digital
This double CD presents the five cello sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, recorded by cellist Paul Watkins and pianist Alessio Bax. The works were composed over a long period and illustrate Beethoven's early, middle and late style, from the sonatas op. 5, written during his stay in Berlin in 1796, to the A major sonata op. 69 from the time of the 5th and 6th symphony, to the sonatas op. 102, which mark the beginning of his final creative phase.
Tracklist
- 01 Cello Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5, No. 1: I. Adagio sostenuto 02:46
- 02 Cello Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5, No. 1: II. Allegro 13:57
- 03 Cello Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5, No. 1: II. Rondo. Allegro vivace 06:39
- 04 Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2: Ia. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo 05:31
- 05 Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2: Ib. Allegro molto più tosto 12:40
- 06 Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2: II. Rondo. Allegro 08:49
- 07 Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: I. Allegri ma non tanto 12:43
- 08 Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: II. Scherzo. Allegro molto 05:16
- 09 Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: III. Adagio cantabile - Allegro vivace 08:37
- 10 Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: I. Andante - Allegro vivace 07:19
- 11 Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: II. Adagio - Tempo d'Andante 02:35
- 12 Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: II. Allegro vivace 03:59
- 13 Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2: I. Allegro con brio 06:20
- 14 Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2: II. Adagio con molto sentimento d'affetto 08:44
- 15 Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2: III. Allegro - Allegro Fugato 03:55