Cello & Piano Sonatas Volume 1

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Editorial Review:

Beethoven Cello & Piano Sonatas: Nos. 1,2,3,

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

Terrific performances; no longer my favorite composer.:

We prefer the piano sonatas of Haydn to the similar, heavier, less melodic music of Beethoven.

Big, Bold Beethoven Playing:

A challenge - perhaps an unfair one - for new generations of performers playing long-recorded pieces such as these is to bring a something of a deeper enlightenment that captures our attention and imagination - all without losing the original musical intent of the composer. Yet, it seems Bailey and Dinnerstein do just that - especially in the scintillating final Op. 69 sonata - to give us quite an interesting recording worth hearing. Where Ms. Dinnerstein's Bach Goldbergs gave us a more softhearted... more info

Can't stop listening:

Beyond the genius of Beethoven, this CD combines the rich, mellow tones of a masterfully played cello with the crisp, precise finger work of Simone Dinnerstein's piano.

A young duo takes on Beethoven's early sonatas:

Here, cellist Zuill Bailey and pianist Simone Dinnerstein take on the first half of Beethoven's cello sonatas, performing the youthful Op. 5 pair along with the more mature Op. 69 sonata. Both players are Julliard graduates and Bailey also attended Peabody and is artistic director of the El Paso (Texas) Pro-Musica, an outfit the does chamber music. The pair are scheduled to release the second half of the sonatas on another Denon release later this year or next.
Perhaps befitting their relative youth,... more info

Tracks:

1. Sonata No.1 in F Major, Op.5 No.1: Adagio
2. Sonata No.1 in F Major, Op.5 No.1: Allegro
3. Sonata No.1 in F Major, Op.5 No.1: Rondo: Allegro vivace
4. Sonata No.2 in G Minor, Op.5 No.2: Adagio sostenuto e espressivo
5. Sonata No.2 in G Minor, Op.5 No.2: Allegro molto piu tosto presto
6. Sonata No.2 in G Minor, Op.5 No.2: Rondo: Allegro
7. Sonata No.3 in A Major, Op.69: Allegro ma non tanto
8. Sonata No.3 in A Major, Op.69: Scherzo: Allegro molto
9. Sonata No.3 in A Major, Op.69: Adagio cantabile
10. Sonata No.3 in A Major, Op.69: Allegro vivace

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