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Beethoven: Complete Sonatas and Variations for Piano and Cello

1/1/2005, 30 Tracks, 1:05:45

Featuring

  • Pieter Wispelwey
  • Dejan Lazić
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

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Composition History

Beethoven dedicated his Sonatas Op. 5 for cello and piano to King Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia when he was 26 years old.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

In 1992, Pieter Wispelwey became the first cellist to receive the Netherlands Music Prize, awarded to the most promising young musician in the Netherlands.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This recording was inspired by a live performance of all sonatas and variations at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw in late summer 2004, which had a great piano, atmosphere, and acoustics.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Pieter Wispelwey, the cellist, is among the first of a generation of performers equally adept on modern or period cellos.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

When Beethoven arrived in Vienna in 1792 at age 22, his early performances received mixed reactions, with many finding his music too blunt, unconventional, and wild.

Source: Booklet

Interpretation

The performers decided against consulting Carl Czerny's (a famous student of Beethoven) metronome markings before recording, aiming to emulate Beethoven's temperament independently and instinctively.

Source: Booklet

Instruments

Pieter Wispelwey plays a cello made in 1760 by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini.

Source: Booklet

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