Synopses & Reviews
All five sonatas for cello and piano, and three sets of variations on themes by Mozart and Handel. Basic works of the cello repertoire carefully reproduced from the authoritative complete-works edition published by Breitkopf & Härtel. Inexpensive source for studying eight major works of the chamber music repertoire.
Synopsis
Beethoven's five sonatas for cello and piano are basic works of the cello repertoire, and his three sets of variations -- on themes by Mozart and Handel -- are perennial favorites of chamber-music programs as well. This volume contains all eight works, carefully reproduced from the authoritative complete-works edition published by Breitkopf & Hartel.
Contents: Sonata in F major, Op. 5, No. 1; Sonata in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2; Sonata in A major, Op. 69; Sonata in C major, Op. 102, No. 1; Sonata in D major, Op. 102, No. 2; Variations on Handel's "See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes," WoO 45; Variations on Mozart's "Ein Madchen oder Weibchen," Op. 66; and Variations on Mozart's "Bei Mannern, welche Liebe Fuhlen." WoO 46.
According to the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Beethoven "composed works of classical equilibrium by using the appropriate registers to set the cello off to its best advantage." Now musicians and music lovers can study and enjoy his mastery in this inexpensive, well-made treasury of time-honored scores.
Synopsis
All five sonatas for cello and piano, and three sets of variations on themes by Mozart and Handel. Basic works of the chamber music repertoire, reprinted from the authoritative Breitkopf & Härtel edition.
Table of Contents
"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)"