BEETHOVEN: COMPLETE WORKS FOR CELLO & PIANO - QUEYRAS, MELNIKOV (2 CDS)

Beethoven's works for cello and piano were written between 1796 & 1815. He in effect created the sonata for cello with an independent piano part in his op.5, intended for Jean-Louis Duport and dedicated to Frederick William II of Prussia; like the delightful variations on themes by Handel & Mozart, they represent the first-period style, as Op.69 typifies the second. The two sublime Sonatas op.102, for their ort, already herald the unprecedented stylistic freedom of the composer's final decade.



Variations in F Major, Op. 66 on Mozart's "Ein Mdchen Oder Weibchen" (Die Zauberflte)
Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5, No. 1: I. Adagio Sostenuto - Allegro
Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5, No. 1: II. Rondo. Allegro Vivace
Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2: I. Adagio Sostenuto Ed Espressivo - Allegro Molto Pi Tosto Presto
Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2: II. Rondo. Allegro
Variations in G Major, Woo. 45 on Handel's "See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes" (Judas MacCabeus)
Sonata No. 3 in a Major, Op. 69: I. Allegro Ma Non Tanto
Sonata No. 3 in a Major, Op. 69: II. Scherzo. Allegro Molto
Sonata No. 3 in a Major, Op. 69: III. Adagio Cantabile - Allegro Vivace
Variations in E Flat Major, Woo. 46 on Mozart's "Bei Mnnern Welche Liebe Fhlen" (Die Zauberflte)
Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: I. Andante - Allegro Vivace
Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: II. Adagio - Tempo D'andante - Allegro Vivace
Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2: I. Allegro Con Brio
Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2: II. Adagio Con Molto Sentimento D'affetto - Attacca
Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2: III. Allegro - Allegro Fugato