Beethovens cello sonatas according to famous cellists

Among the symphonies, concertos, chamber music and piano sonatas to name only the most obvious , there is ample, if not endless, music to explore: music not just for a year, but also for a lifetime.

Beethoven cello sonata 3

But the special program tonight focuses on a wonderfully unique and most appropriate showcase for this Beethoven celebration: the complete sonatas for cello and piano. Comprising five individual works, a performance of the complete set remarkably fits within the compass of a single concert. A finer comprehensive as well as compact Beethoven celebration with such a compelling theme is hard to imagine.

The Early Cello Sonatas, Op. Thus begins the modern cello sonata repertoire. The two op. Both sonatas comprise two movements. The first movements begin with a substantial adagio introduction leading, without pause, into a lively sonata-allegro form. The second movement finale is a fast-paced rondo where a recurring refrain alternates with contrasting episodes.

There is no middle slow movement in these sonatas.