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Beethoven: Complete Works for Fortepiano and Violoncello
Beethoven: Complete Works for Fortepiano and Violoncello
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- 12 Variations on 'See the Conqu'ring Hero Comes' in G Major, WoO 45Composer(s) Ludwig van BeethovenArtist(s) Nicolas Altstaedt Alexander Lonquich
12 Variations on 'See the Conqu'ring Hero Comes' in G Major, WoO 45
12:17$4.60 - Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 2, No. 1: I. Adagio sostenutoComposer(s) Ludwig van BeethovenArtist(s) Nicolas Altstaedt Alexander Lonquich
Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 2, No. 1: I. Adagio sostenuto
02:47$2.30 - Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 2, No. 1: II. AllegroComposer(s) Ludwig van BeethovenArtist(s) Nicolas Altstaedt Alexander Lonquich
Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 2, No. 1: II. Allegro
14:16$4.60 - Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 2, No. 1: III. Allegro vivaceComposer(s) Ludwig van BeethovenArtist(s) Nicolas Altstaedt Alexander Lonquich
Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 2, No. 1: III. Allegro vivace
06:48$2.30 - Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivoComposer(s) Ludwig van BeethovenArtist(s) Nicolas Altstaedt Alexander Lonquich
Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo
05:33$2.30 - Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2: II. Allegro molto più tosto prestoComposer(s) Ludwig van BeethovenArtist(s) Nicolas Altstaedt Alexander Lonquich
Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2: II. Allegro molto più tosto presto
14:06$4.60 - Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2: III. Rondo. AllegroComposer(s) Ludwig van BeethovenArtist(s) Nicolas Altstaedt Alexander Lonquich
Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2: III. Rondo. Allegro
08:31$3.40 - 12 Variations on ,ein Mädchen oder Weibchen' in F Major, Op. 66Composer(s) Ludwig van BeethovenArtist(s) Nicolas Altstaedt Alexander Lonquich
12 Variations on ,ein Mädchen oder Weibchen' in F Major, Op. 66
09:40$3.40 - Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: I. Allegro, ma non troppoComposer(s) Ludwig van BeethovenArtist(s) Nicolas Altstaedt Alexander Lonquich
Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: I. Allegro, ma non troppo
12:17$4.60 - Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: II. Scherzo. Allegro molto - trioComposer(s) Ludwig van BeethovenArtist(s) Nicolas Altstaedt Alexander Lonquich
Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: II. Scherzo. Allegro molto - trio
05:11$2.30 - Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: III. Adagio - allegro vivaceComposer(s) Ludwig van BeethovenArtist(s) Nicolas Altstaedt Alexander Lonquich
Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: III. Adagio - allegro vivace
08:25$3.40 - 7 Variations on ,bei Männern Welche Liebe Fühlen' in E-Flat Major, WoO 46Composer(s) Ludwig van BeethovenArtist(s) Nicolas Altstaedt Alexander Lonquich
7 Variations on ,bei Männern Welche Liebe Fühlen' in E-Flat Major, WoO 46
09:17$3.40 - Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: Ia. AndanteComposer(s) Ludwig van BeethovenArtist(s) Nicolas Altstaedt Alexander Lonquich
Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: Ia. Andante
02:45$2.30 - Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: Ib. Allegro vivaceComposer(s) Ludwig van BeethovenArtist(s) Nicolas Altstaedt Alexander Lonquich
Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: Ib. Allegro vivace
05:09$2.30 - Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: IIa. AdagioComposer(s) Ludwig van BeethovenArtist(s) Nicolas Altstaedt Alexander Lonquich
Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: IIa. Adagio
02:54$2.30 - Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: IIb. Allegro vivaceComposer(s) Ludwig van BeethovenArtist(s) Nicolas Altstaedt Alexander Lonquich
Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: IIb. Allegro vivace
04:27$2.30 - Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2: I. Allegro con brioComposer(s) Ludwig van BeethovenArtist(s) Nicolas Altstaedt Alexander Lonquich
Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2: I. Allegro con brio
06:44$2.30 - Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2: II. Adagio con molto sentimento d'affettoComposer(s) Ludwig van BeethovenArtist(s) Nicolas Altstaedt Alexander Lonquich
Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2: II. Adagio con molto sentimento d'affetto
08:57$3.40 - Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2: III. AllegroComposer(s) Ludwig van BeethovenArtist(s) Nicolas Altstaedt Alexander Lonquich
Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2: III. Allegro
04:35$2.30
Total running time: 144 minutes.
Album information
Recorded on gut stringed violoncello and a Graf fortepiano of 1826, this is an authentically performed addition to Beethoven year.
Beethoven’s output for fortepiano and violoncello is fascinating because it covers every period of his career, from early to late, with references to Bach in Op. 69 and Op. 102 No. 2 and an especially innovative and amazingly modern musical language. For this complete set, which includes the variations on themes from Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus and Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Nicolas Altstaedt was keen to record on an instrument with gut strings, a Guadagnini from Piacenza dated 1749, and using a Classical bow. Alexander Lonquich, his faithful recital partner – they been inseparable companions since the day Altstaedt replaced his teacher Boris Pergamenschikow for a concert of Beethoven sonatas with Lonquich at the Beethovenfest in Bonn in 2004 – here plays a Graf fortepiano of 1826. The combination of these instruments produces a finely balanced sound and exceptional tone colours.
This recording is Nicolas Altstaedt’s first for Alpha as a soloist. Others will follow, in very different genres, for eclecticism is the hallmark of this musician, among the most promising of the new generation.
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