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Beethoven: Complete Works for Piano & Violoncello / Altstaedt, Lonquich
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Beethoven: Complete Works for Piano & Violoncello / Altstaedt, Lonquich

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Composer
BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN
Artist
Lonquich, Altstaedt
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Apr 24, 2020
Catalog #
ALPHA577
UPC
3760014195778

About

Beethoven’s output for cello and piano 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 Zauberflote, 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 at the last minute 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 colors. 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.

Tracklist 19 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 12 Variations in G Major on See the conqu'ring hero comes from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45 12:14
    Track
    1
    Title
    12 Variations in G Major on See the conqu'ring hero comes from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45
    Duration
    12:14
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  3. 2 I. Adagio sostenuto - 02:47
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Adagio sostenuto -
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  4. 3 I. Allegro 14:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    14:10
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  5. 4 II. Rondo: Allegro vivace 06:48
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Rondo: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    06:48
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  6. 5 I. Adagio sostenuto e espressivo - 05:33
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Adagio sostenuto e espressivo -
    Duration
    05:33
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  7. 6 I. Allegro molto più tosto presto 14:00
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Allegro molto più tosto presto
    Duration
    14:00
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  8. 7 II. Rondo: Allegro 08:32
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    08:32
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  9. 8 12 Variations on Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte in F Major, Op. 66 09:46
    Track
    8
    Title
    12 Variations on Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte in F Major, Op. 66
    Duration
    09:46
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  10. Disc 2
  11. 1 I. Allegro ma non tanto 12:10
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non tanto
    Duration
    12:10
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  12. 2 II. Scherzo: Allegro molto 05:06
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Allegro molto
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  13. 3 III. Adagio cantabile - Allegro vivace 08:30
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Adagio cantabile - Allegro vivace
    Duration
    08:30
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  14. 4 Variations in E-Flat Major on Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, WoO 46 09:16
    Track
    4
    Title
    Variations in E-Flat Major on Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, WoO 46
    Duration
    09:16
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  15. 5 I. Andante teneramente 02:46
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Andante teneramente
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  16. 6 II. Allegro vivace 05:04
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  17. 7 III. Adagio 02:54
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  18. 8 IV. Allegro vivace 04:25
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  19. 9 I. Allegro con brio 06:40
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    06:40
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  20. 10 II. Adagio con moto sentimento d'affetto 08:58
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Adagio con moto sentimento d'affetto
    Duration
    08:58
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  21. 11 III. Allegro - Allegro fugato 04:46
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Allegro - Allegro fugato
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich