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Complete variations for cello and piano – 2 complete performances on modern and period instruments.
GRAMMY award winning pianist Lambert Orkis and Principal cellist for the National Symphony Orchestra, David Hardy, have delivered an entirely new way to hear this spectacular repertoire. This 4 disc set provides the listener with 2 completely different listening experiences for these pieces. First, the works are performed as they are most often heard in performance today, on a modern piano and the cello strung with steel strings. Next, the listener is transported into the time that the works were originally written with a second complete performance on 3 period correct forte pianos, and with the cello now strung with traditional
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gut strings.
The difference in tone colors is not the only contrast between the two interpretations of these Beethoven masterworks. Both performers, are each masters of modern and period performance practice, and they both adjust performance practice and interpretations in the two versions. That also contribute to the accompanying notes for the album.
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Works on This Recording
1.
Variations (12) for Cello and Piano in G major on a theme by Handel, WoO 45 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
David Hardy (Cello),
Lambert Orkis (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1796; Vienna, Austria
2.
Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in F major, Op. 5 no 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Lambert Orkis (Piano),
David Hardy (Cello)
Period: Classical
Written: 1796; Vienna, Austria
3.
Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 5 no 2 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Lambert Orkis (Piano),
David Hardy (Cello)
Period: Classical
Written: 1796; Vienna, Austria
4.
Variations (7) for Cello and Piano on Mozart's "Bei Männern", WoO 46 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Lambert Orkis (Piano),
David Hardy (Cello)
Period: Classical
Written: 1801; Vienna, Austria
5.
Variations (12) for Cello and Piano in F major on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", Op. 66 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Lambert Orkis (Piano),
David Hardy (Cello)
Period: Classical
Written: 1796; Vienna, Austria
6.
Sonata for Cello and Piano no 3 in A major, Op. 69 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Lambert Orkis (Piano),
David Hardy (Cello)
Period: Classical
Written: 1807-1808; Vienna, Austria
7.
Sonata for Cello and Piano no 4 in C major, Op. 102 no 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
David Hardy (Cello),
Lambert Orkis (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1815; Vienna, Austria
8.
Sonata for Cello and Piano no 5 in D major, Op. 102 no 2 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Lambert Orkis (Piano),
David Hardy (Cello)
Period: Classical
Written: 1815; Vienna, Austria
Sound Samples
12 Variations in G major on See the conqu'ring hero comes from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45: Theme: Allegretto
12 Variations in G major on See the conqu'ring hero comes from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45: Variation 1
12 Variations in G major on See the conqu'ring hero comes from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45: Variation 2
12 Variations in G major on See the conqu'ring hero comes from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45: Varaition 3
12 Variations in G major on See the conqu'ring hero comes from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45: Variation 4
12 Variations in G major on See the conqu'ring hero comes from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45: Variation 5
12 Variations in G major on See the conqu'ring hero comes from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45: Variation 6
12 Variations in G major on See the conqu'ring hero comes from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45: Variation 7
12 Variations in G major on See the conqu'ring hero comes from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45: Variation 8
12 Variations in G major on See the conqu'ring hero comes from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45: Variation 9
12 Variations in G major on See the conqu'ring hero comes from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45: Variation 10
12 Variations in G major on See the conqu'ring hero comes from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45: Variation 11
12 Variations in G major on See the conqu'ring hero comes from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45: Variation 12
Cello Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 5, No. 1: I. Adagio sostenuto -
Cello Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 5, No. 1: I. Allegro
Cello Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 5, No. 1: II. Rondo: Allegro vivace
Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto e espressivo
Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2: II. Allegro molto piu tosto presto
Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2: III. Rondo: Allegro
12 Variations in F major on Ein Madchen oder Weibchen from Mozart's Die Zauberflote, Op. 66: Thema
12 Variations in F major on Ein Madchen oder Weibchen from Mozart's Die Zauberflote, Op. 66: Variation 1
12 Variations in F major on Ein Madchen oder Weibchen from Mozart's Die Zauberflote, Op. 66: Variation 2
12 Variations in F major on Ein Madchen oder Weibchen from Mozart's Die Zauberflote, Op. 66: Variation 3
12 Variations in F major on Ein Madchen oder Weibchen from Mozart's Die Zauberflote, Op. 66: Variation 4
12 Variations in F major on Ein Madchen oder Weibchen from Mozart's Die Zauberflote, Op. 66: Variation 5
12 Variations in F major on Ein Madchen oder Weibchen from Mozart's Die Zauberflote, Op. 66: Variation 6
12 Variations in F major on Ein Madchen oder Weibchen from Mozart's Die Zauberflote, Op. 66: Variation 7
12 Variations in F major on Ein Madchen oder Weibchen from Mozart's Die Zauberflote, Op. 66: Variation 8
12 Variations in F major on Ein Madchen oder Weibchen from Mozart's Die Zauberflote, Op. 66: Variation 9
12 Variations in F major on Ein Madchen oder Weibchen from Mozart's Die Zauberflote, Op. 66: Variation 10
12 Variations in F major on Ein Madchen oder Weibchen from Mozart's Die Zauberflote, Op. 66: Variation 11
12 Variations in F major on Ein Madchen oder Weibchen from Mozart's Die Zauberflote, Op. 66: Variation 12
Variations in E flat major on Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen from Mozart's Die Zauberflote, WoO 46: Theme
Variations in E flat major on Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen from Mozart's Die Zauberflote, WoO 46: Variation 1
Variations in E flat major on Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen from Mozart's Die Zauberflote, WoO 46: Variation 2
Variations in E flat major on Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen from Mozart's Die Zauberflote, WoO 46: Variation 3
Variations in E flat major on Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen from Mozart's Die Zauberflote, WoO 46: Variation 4
Variations in E flat major on Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen from Mozart's Die Zauberflote, WoO 46: Variation 5
Variations in E flat major on Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen from Mozart's Die Zauberflote, WoO 46: Variation 6
Variations in E flat major on Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen from Mozart's Die Zauberflote, WoO 46: Variation 7
Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69: I. Allegro non tanto
Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69: II. Scherzo: Allegro molto
Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69: III. Adagio cantabile -
Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69: III. Allegro vivace
Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102, No. 1: I. Andante
Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102, No. 1: II. Allegro vivace
Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102, No. 1: III. Adagio - Tempo d'andante
Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102, No. 1: IV. Allegro con brio
Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2: I. Allegro con brio
Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2: II. Adagio con moto sentimento d'affetto
Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2: III. Allegro
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"I bought this CD as a gift for my father,age 91, who is a life long amateur cellist. He has been listening to this CD and finds the comparison of the performances using the older and newer instruments to be of great interest and well done. This CD gives the serious music lover much to think about."
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