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Beethoven - Schubert - Voříšek: Works for Cello and Fortepiano

3/7/2025, 18 Tracks, 1:08:12

Featuring

  • Ursina Maria Braun
  • Florian Birsak
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Franz Schubert
  • Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek

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Composition History

Beethoven dedicated his Cello Sonata Op. 69 to his loyal friend Ignaz von Gleichenstein, a trained lawyer who helped secure Beethoven's life annuity.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

After 1815, high officials and citizens increasingly hosted concerts in their salons, a change from the nobility primarily sustaining musical culture in city palaces.

Source: Booklet

Instruments

The recording features a cello by Lorenzo Ventapane from the early 19th century and a fortepiano built in 2015 by Robert Brown, modeled after a Jakob Bertsche instrument from Vienna around 1810.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

This album reconstructs a house concert from around 1830 in a bourgeois Viennese salon, reflecting a shift in musical culture after the Congress of Vienna.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

House concerts in private flats were crucial for the Schubert circle, allowing them to exchange ideas on art and politics, as they were critical of Chancellor Metternich's censorship.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Jan Václav Voříšek, a brilliant Bohemian pianist and composer, died at the young age of thirty-four from tuberculosis.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Beethoven's Cello Sonata Op. 69 treats the cello and piano with equal importance, a significant step towards musical sovereignty for the cello.

Source: Booklet

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