Offer,Beethoven: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1-5 and variations
Matt Haimovitz (cello), Christopher O'Riley (fortepiano)
Haimovitz and O'Riley are intelligent and sympathetic of these sonatas, and also of the three shorter sets of variations. —
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Gramophone MagazineApril 2015Editor's Choice
Contents
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 5 No. 1
- Matt Haimovitz, Christopher O'Riley
- Recorded: January 2014
- Recording Venue: Skywalker Sound, Lucas Valley, California, United States
I. Adagio sostenuto
I. Allegro
II. Rondo: Allegro vivace
Beethoven: Variations (12) on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" for Cello and Piano, Op. 66
- Matt Haimovitz, Christopher O'Riley
- Recorded: January 2014
- Recording Venue: Skywalker Sound, Lucas Valley, California, United States
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2
- Matt Haimovitz, Christopher O'Riley
- Recorded: January 2014
- Recording Venue: Skywalker Sound, Lucas Valley, California, United States
I. Adagio sostenuto e espressivo
II. Allegro molto piu tosto presto
III. Rondo: Allegro
Beethoven: Variations (12) on "See the conquering hero comes" for Cello and Piano, WoO 45
- Matt Haimovitz, Christopher O'Riley
- Recorded: January 2014
- Recording Venue: Skywalker Sound, Lucas Valley, California, United States
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69
- Matt Haimovitz, Christopher O'Riley
- Recorded: January 2014
- Recording Venue: Skywalker Sound, Lucas Valley, California, United States
I. Allegro non tanto
II. Scherzo: Allegro molto
III. Adagio cantabile
III. Allegro vivace
Beethoven: Variations (7) on "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen", for Cello and Piano, WoO 46
- Matt Haimovitz, Christopher O'Riley
- Recorded: January 2014
- Recording Venue: Skywalker Sound, Lucas Valley, California, United States
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102 No. 1
- Matt Haimovitz, Christopher O'Riley
- Recorded: January 2014
- Recording Venue: Skywalker Sound, Lucas Valley, California, United States
I. Andante teneramente
II. Allegro vivace
III. Adagio - Tempo d'andante
IV. Allegro vivace
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102 No. 2
- Matt Haimovitz, Christopher O'Riley
- Recorded: January 2014
- Recording Venue: Skywalker Sound, Lucas Valley, California, United States
I. Allegro con brio
II. Adagio con moto sentimento d'affetto
III. Allegro - Allegro fugato