Beethoven: Complete Works for Fortepiano and Violoncello
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Works for Fortepiano and Violoncello
Nicolas Altstaedt (cello) / Alexander Lonquich (Fortepiano)
[ Alpha / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 1 May 2020
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Beethoven's output for cello and piano is fascinating because it covers every period of his career, from early to late, with references to Bach in op.69 and op.102 no.2 and an especially innovative and amazingly modern musical language. For this complete set, which includes the variations on themes from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus and Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, Nicolas Altstaedt was keen to record on an instrument with gut strings, a Guadagnini from Piacenza dated 1749, and using a Classical bow. Alexander Lonquich, his faithful recital partner - they been inseparable companions since the day Altstaedt replaced his teacher Boris Pergamenschikow at the last minute for a concert of Beethoven sonatas with Lonquich at the Beethovenfest in Bonn in 2004 - here plays a Graf fortepiano of 1826. The combination of these instruments produces a finely balanced sound and exceptional tone colours. This recording is Nicolas Altstaedt's first for Alpha as a soloist. Others will follow, in very different genres, for eclecticism is the hallmark of this musician, among the most promising of the new generation.
Tracks:
12 Variations on 'See the Conqu'ring Hero Comes' in G Major, WoO 45
Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 2, No. 1: I. Adagio sostenuto
Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 2, No. 1: II. Allegro
Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 2, No. 1: III. Allegro vivace
Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo
Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2: II. Allegro molto più tosto presto
Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2: III. Rondo. Allegro
12 Variations on ,ein Mädchen oder Weibchen' in F Major, Op. 66
Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: I. Allegro, ma non troppo
Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: II. Scherzo. Allegro molto - trio
Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: III. Adagio - allegro vivace
7 Variations on ,bei Männern Welche Liebe Fühlen' in E-Flat Major, WoO 46
Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: Ia. Andante
Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: Ib. Allegro vivace
Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: IIa. Adagio
Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: IIb. 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
Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2: III. Allegro
