Beethoven: Complete Works for Cello & Piano / Coppey, Laul

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Label
Audite Musikproduktion
Release Date
April 6, 2018
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN
    • PERFORMER
      Coppey, Laul
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 06, 2018
    • UPC
      4022143234407
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      AUD23440
    • LABEL
      Audite Musikproduktion
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Adagio sostenuto - Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Marc Coppey, Peter Laul

    2. II. Rondo: Allegro vivace

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Marc Coppey, Peter Laul

    3. 12 Variations in G Major on See the conqu'ring hero comes from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Marc Coppey, Peter Laul

    4. I. Adagio sostenuto e espressivo - II. Allegro molto più tosto presto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Marc Coppey, Peter Laul

    5. III. Rondo: Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Marc Coppey, Peter Laul

    6. 12 Variations in F Major on Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, Op. 66

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Marc Coppey, Peter Laul

    7. I. Allegro non tanto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Marc Coppey, Peter Laul

    8. II. Scherzo: Allegro molto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Marc Coppey, Peter Laul

    9. III. Adagio cantabile - Allegro vivace

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Marc Coppey, Peter Laul

    10. Variations in E-Flat Major on Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, WoO 46

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Marc Coppey, Peter Laul

    11. I. Andante - Allegro vivace

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Marc Coppey, Peter Laul

    12. II. Adagio - Tempo d'andante - Allegro vivace

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Marc Coppey, Peter Laul

    13. I. Allegro con brio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Marc Coppey, Peter Laul

    14. II. Adagio con moto sentimento d'affetto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Marc Coppey, Peter Laul

    15. III. Allegro - Allegro fugato

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Marc Coppey, Peter Laul


This release features a live concert recording from St Petersburg. Beethoven composed a total of eight works for cello and piano, whose sheer joy and ingenuity are hard to beat and are wonderfully captured in this live recording. The French cellist Marc Coppey and Peter Laul, his St Petersburg partner at the piano, perform these works with great character and energy, creating an impeccable, sparkling sound in the popular variations and substantial sonatas. Even in a live situation, the technical perfection of the performers is impressive. As a venue for their "Beethoven marathon", they opted for the Small Hall of the St Petersburg Philharmonia: its historical ambience, steeped in tradition, and the supremely attentive audience create atmosphere as well as inspiration. Both are features of this recording, setting it apart from other complete recordings of these popular works, most of which are studio recordings. The hall's resident Steinway and the recording equipment from the former Melodya studios complete the Saint Petersburg ensemble.

REVIEW:

Coppey and Laul put forward a highly effective case for this great music. Their sound is well balanced, the recording much more satisfying. There seems very little audience noise and no applause, and the players are technically remarkable. These two musicians play together as one, and their sensitivity for when to pause and how to make the most of Beethoven’s music is just as I would wish to play it myself. In a word, these are outstanding interpretations of some of the greatest cello music.

– American Record Guide