Label: Signum Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0635212096925
Catalog number: SIGCD 969
Releasedate: 01-05-26
Format: CD
Barcode: 0635212096925
Releasedate: 01-05-26
This two-album Signum Classics release presents Ludwig van Beethoven’s five cello sonatas, performed by cellist Paul Watkins and pianist Alessio Bax. The works were composed over a wide period and illustrate Beethoven’s early, middle and late styles, from the Op. 5 sonatas written during his 1796 Berlin visit, through the A major Sonata Op. 69 (from the period of the Fifth and Sixth Symphonies), to the Op. 102 sonatas marking the beginning of his final creative phase. Recorded in December 2024 at Cedars Hall, Wells, the set reflects the close collaboration between cello and piano and Beethoven’s evolving formal and expressive concerns.
This two-album Signum Classics release presents Ludwig van Beethoven’s five cello sonatas, performed by cellist Paul Watkins and pianist Alessio Bax. The works were composed over a wide period and illustrate Beethoven’s early, middle and late styles, from the Op. 5 sonatas written during his 1796 Berlin visit, through the A major Sonata Op. 69 (from the period of the Fifth and Sixth Symphonies), to the Op. 102 sonatas marking the beginning of his final creative phase. Recorded in December 2024 at Cedars Hall, Wells, the set reflects the close collaboration between cello and piano and Beethoven’s evolving formal and expressive concerns.
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1Cello Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5, No. 1I. Adagio sostenuto -02:45
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2Cello Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5, No. 1II. Allegro13:57
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3Cello Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5, No. 1III. Rondo: Allegro vivace06:38
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4Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2I. Adagio sostenuto e espressivo -05:31
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5Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2II. Allegro molto più tosto presto12:39
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6Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2III. Rondo: Allegro08:49
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7Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69I. Allegri ma non tanto12:43
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8Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69II. Scherzo. Allegro molto05:16
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9Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69III. Adagio cantabile - Allegro vivace08:36
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10Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1I. Andante - Allegro vivace07:19
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11Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1II. Adagio - Allegro vivace02:34
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12Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1III. Allegro vivace03:59
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13Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2I. Allegro con brio06:20
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14Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2II. Adagio con molto sentimento d'affetto08:43
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15Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2III. Allegro03:54