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Casals Edition - Beethoven: Complete Cello Sonatas, Etc

Romantic Virtuosic Romantic Dramatic Spiritual Cello
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Details

Composer
BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN
Artist
Pablo Casals
Format
CD
Label
Sony Masterworks
Released
Feb 22, 1994
Catalog #
S2K58985
UPC
074645898520

About

"We can start with the celestial heights of Casals and Serkin. These discs were made at the Prades Festival concerts in 1952 and 1953, and now and then you will hear the great man Casals grunt as he attacks a phrase. Casals was 76 in 1952, and his bow arm was in less than perfect control but this performance is classic."
-– Herbert Russcol, WQXR, 1969

"Humane and wonderfully wise…a revelation of warm, human, profound interpretation."
-– Edward Sackville-West (1901–1965), novelist and music critic

"Excellent both tonally and in matters of balance. Two perfectly matched musicians operate here. For every bold stroke of the Casals bow there is an equivalently authoritative gesture from Serkin."
-– Harold Schoenberg, (1915 – 2003) author and New York Times music critic

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Adagio sostenuto - Allegro 18:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Adagio sostenuto - Allegro
    Duration
    18:55
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Pablo Casals, Rudolf Serkin
  3. 2 II. Rondo: Allegro vivace 07:21
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Rondo: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    07:21
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Pablo Casals, Rudolf Serkin
  4. 3 I. Adagio sostenuto e espressivo - Allegro molto più tosto presto 21:07
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Adagio sostenuto e espressivo - Allegro molto più tosto presto
    Duration
    21:07
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Pablo Casals, Rudolf Serkin
  5. 4 II. Rondo: Allegro 10:01
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    10:01
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Pablo Casals, Rudolf Serkin
  6. 5 I. Andante - II. Allegro vivace 08:41
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Andante - II. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    08:41
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Pablo Casals, Rudolf Serkin
  7. 6 III. Adagio - IV. Allegro vivace 08:30
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Adagio - IV. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    08:30
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Pablo Casals, Rudolf Serkin
  8. Disc 2
  9. 1 I. Allegro ma non tanto 13:23
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non tanto
    Duration
    13:23
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Pablo Casals, Rudolf Serkin
  10. 2 II. Scherzo: Allegro molto 05:39
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Allegro molto
    Duration
    05:39
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Pablo Casals, Rudolf Serkin
  11. 3 III. Adagio cantabile - Allegro vivace 09:28
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Adagio cantabile - Allegro vivace
    Duration
    09:28
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Pablo Casals, Rudolf Serkin
  12. 4 I. Allegro con brio 07:10
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    07:10
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Pablo Casals, Rudolf Serkin
  13. 5 II. Adagio con moto sentimento d'affetto 09:35
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Adagio con moto sentimento d'affetto
    Duration
    09:35
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Pablo Casals, Rudolf Serkin
  14. 6 III. Allegro - Allegro fugato 04:51
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Allegro - Allegro fugato
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Pablo Casals, Rudolf Serkin
  15. 7 Variations in E-Flat Major on Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, WoO 46 10:53
    Track
    7
    Title
    Variations in E-Flat Major on Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, WoO 46
    Duration
    10:53
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Pablo Casals, Rudolf Serkin
  16. 8 12 Variations on Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte in F Major, Op. 66 11:26
    Track
    8
    Title
    12 Variations on Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte in F Major, Op. 66
    Duration
    11:26
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Pablo Casals, Rudolf Serkin