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Beethoven: Cello Sonatas / Weilerstein, Barnatan
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Beethoven: Cello Sonatas / Weilerstein, Barnatan

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Details

Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven
Artist
Alisa Weilerstein, Inon Barnatan
Format
CD
Label
PENTATONE
Released
Jun 10, 2022
Catalog #
PTC5186884
UPC
827949088469

About

Cellist Alisa Weilerstein and pianist Inon Barnatan present a complete recording of Beethoven’s cello sonatas. Composed over a span of nearly twenty years, these works not only contain some of the most appealing and lyrical music Beethoven wrote, but also allow the listener to trace his exceptional artistic development. The third sonata, moreover, is a watershed in sonata writing, arguably presenting the cello and piano as fully equal partners for the first time in music history. The richness of these works fully comes to life in the interpretation of Weilerstein and Barnatan, who have – besides glorious solo careers – also proven to be one of the most congenial chamber music tandems of our times. Their wonderful musical partnership and profound friendship shines through in each of these sonatas.

Since signing an exclusive contract with PENTATONE, Alisa Weilerstein has released Transfigured Night (2018) as well as Bach’s Cello Suites (2020), while also featuring on Old Souls (2019) and Inon Barnatan’s Beethoven Piano Concertos Part 1 (2019), on which she performed the composer’s Triple Concerto. This album was part of Inon Barnatan’s complete Beethoven piano concertos recordings on PENTATONE, of which Part 2 appeared in 2020. 2021 saw the release of his solo album Time Traveler’s Suite.

REVIEWS:

Cellist Alisa Weilerstein has recorded major repertory works and seems to be ascending into the top rank of the world's cellists. This set of Beethoven's five cello sonatas should hasten that process. Weilerstein is accompanied here by her usual partner Inon Barnatan, and their long experience as collaborators shows up in the extremely careful balances they achieve in these sonatas and their shifting relationships between the cello and the piano. Yet even more compelling is the sense of musical narrative they create here. A standout reading of these much-recorded works.

-- AllMusic.com (James Manheim)

The test piece for anyone sampling these excellent sets is the best known sonata, No 3 in A major Op 69, in which piano and cello find full equality. A peerless technician, Weilerstein embraces both the expansive lyricism and fragile intensity of this work, the singing melodies contrasted with explosive “middle period” drama. She is compelling, too, in the Op 102 sonatas.

-- The Guardian (Fiona Maddocks)

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Adagio sostenuto - Allegro 17:29
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Adagio sostenuto - Allegro
    Duration
    17:29
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein, Inon Barnatan
  3. 2 II. Rondo: Allegro vivace 06:45
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Rondo: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    06:45
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein, Inon Barnatan
  4. 3 I. Adagio sostenuto e espressivo - 05:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Adagio sostenuto e espressivo -
    Duration
    05:48
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein, Inon Barnatan
  5. 4 I. Allegro molto più tosto presto 07:34
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro molto più tosto presto
    Duration
    07:34
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein, Inon Barnatan
  6. 5 II. Rondo: Allegro 09:02
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    09:02
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein, Inon Barnatan
  7. Disc 2
  8. 1 I. Allegro ma non tanto 13:26
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non tanto
    Duration
    13:26
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein, Inon Barnatan
  9. 2 II. Scherzo: Allegro molto 05:22
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Allegro molto
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein, Inon Barnatan
  10. 3 III. Adagio cantabile - Allegro vivace 08:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Adagio cantabile - Allegro vivace
    Duration
    08:40
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein, Inon Barnatan
  11. 4 I. Andante - Allegro vivace 07:47
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Andante - Allegro vivace
    Duration
    07:47
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein, Inon Barnatan
  12. 5 II. Adagio - Tempo d'andante - Allegro vivace 07:38
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Adagio - Tempo d'andante - Allegro vivace
    Duration
    07:38
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein, Inon Barnatan
  13. 6 I. Allegro con brio 06:53
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    06:53
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein, Inon Barnatan
  14. 7 II. Adagio con moto sentimento d'affetto 09:24
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Adagio con moto sentimento d'affetto
    Duration
    09:24
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein, Inon Barnatan
  15. 8 III. Allegro 04:34
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein, Inon Barnatan