Beethoven: The Sonatas... - Paul Watkins - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

This two-album Signum Classics release presents Ludwig van Beethoven’s five cello sonatas, performed by cellist Paul Watkins and pianist Alessio Bax. The works were composed over a wide period and illustrate Beethoven’s early, middle and late styles, from the Op. 5 sonatas written during his 1796 Berlin visit, through the A major Sonata Op. 69 (from the period of the Fifth and Sixth Symphonies), to the Op. 102 sonatas marking the beginning of his final creative phase. Recorded in December 2024 at Cedars Hall, Wells, the set reflects the close collaboration between cello and piano and Beethoven’s evolving formal and expressive concerns.

Tracklist

1. Cello Sonata No. 1 In F Major, Op. 5, No. 1: I. Adagio Sostenuto -
2. Cello Sonata No. 1 In F Major, Op. 5, No. 1: Ii. Allegro
3. Cello Sonata No. 1 In F Major, Op. 5, No. 1: Iii. Rondo: Allegro Vivace
4. Cello Sonata No. 2 In G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2: I. Adagio Sostenuto E Espressivo -
5. Cello Sonata No. 2 In G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2: Ii. Allegro Molto Piu Tosto Presto
6. Cello Sonata No. 2 In G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2: Iii. Rondo: Allegro
7. Cello Sonata No. 3 In a Major, Op. 69: I. Allegri Ma Non Tanto
8. Cello Sonata No. 3 In a Major, Op. 69: Ii. Scherzo. Allegro Molto
9. Cello Sonata No. 3 In a Major, Op. 69: Iii. Adagio Cantabile - Allegro Vivace
10. Cello Sonata No. 4 In C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: I. Andante - Allegro Vivace
11. Cello Sonata No. 4 In C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: Ii. Adagio - Allegro Vivace
12. Cello Sonata No. 4 In C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: Iii. Allegro Vivace
13. Cello Sonata No. 5 In D Major, Op. 102, No. 2: I. Allegro Con Brio
14. Cello Sonata No. 5 In D Major, Op. 102, No. 2: Ii. Adagio Con Molto Sentimento D'affetto
15. Cello Sonata No. 5 In D Major, Op. 102, No. 2: Iii. Allegro

Label: Signum Classics | Origin: Holland