Beethoven: Sonatas for Piano and Violoncello

Description

– First Critical Commentary ever to the sonatas
– All known sources consulted including the printer's proofs to op. 69

Scholarship has advanced, new sources have come to light and the renowned Beethoven expert Jonathan Del Mar has turned his attention to the centrally important works in the cello œuvre , the five Beethoven Sonatas for Violoncello and Piano.

Jonathan Del Mar’s scholarly-critical edition not only contains the definitive music text, but also the first critical commentary to these works.

Contents:
Sonata in F Major Op. 5, No. 1:

Adagio sostenuto – Allegro
Rondo. Allegro vivace

Sonata in G minor Op. 5, No. 2:

Adagio sestenuto e espressivo – Allegro molto piu tosto presto
Rondo. Allegro

Sonata in A Major Op. 69:

Allegro ma non tanto
Scherzo. Allegro molto
Adagio cantabile – Allegro vivace

Sonata in C Major Op. 102, No. 1:

Andante – Allegro vivace
Adagio – Tempo d'Andante – Allegro vivace

Sonata in D Major Op. 102, No. 2:

Allegro con brio
Adagio con molto sentimento d'affetto
Allegro fugato