Description

Beethoven's five sonatas for cello and piano are essential pieces within the cello repertoire, while his three sets of variations—based on themes by Mozart and Handel—remain enduring favorites in chamber music performances. This collection encompasses all eight compositions, meticulously reproduced from the definitive complete-works edition published by Breitkopf & Härtel.

Songs / Content

• Cello Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5, No. 1 (dedicated to King Friedrich Wilhelm II)
• I: Adagio sostenuto-Allegro
• II: Allegro vivace
• Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2 (dedicated to King Friedrich Wilhelm II)
• I: Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo-Allegro molto più tosto presto
• II: Rondo
• Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69 (dedicated to Baron Ignaz von Gleichenstein)
• I: "Allegro, ma non tanto"
• II: Scherzo
• III: Adagio cantabile-Allegro vivace
• Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1 (dedicated to Countess Marie von Erdödy)
• I: Andante-Allegro vivace
• II: Adagio-Tempo d'Andante-Allegro vivace
• Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2 (dedicated to Countess Marie von Erdödy)
• I: Allegro con brio
• II: Adagio con molto sentimento d'affetto-Allegro-Allegro fugato
• Twelve Variations on "See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes," from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45 (dedicated to Princess Christiane von Lichnowsky)
• Twelve Variations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen," from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, Op. 66
• Seven Variations on "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen," from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, WoO 46 (dedicated to Count Johann Georg von Browne)