Beethoven's cello: five revolutionary sonatas and their world

In 1796 the young Beethoven presented his first two cello sonatas, Op. 5, at the court of Frederick William II, an avid cellist and the reigning Prussian monarch. Released in print the next year, these revolutionary sonatas forever altered the cello repertoire by fundamentally redefining the relatio...

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Main Authors: Moskovitz, Marc D. ca. 20./21. Jh (Author), Todd, R. Larry 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Suffolk Boydell & Brewer 2017
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Summary:In 1796 the young Beethoven presented his first two cello sonatas, Op. 5, at the court of Frederick William II, an avid cellist and the reigning Prussian monarch. Released in print the next year, these revolutionary sonatas forever altered the cello repertoire by fundamentally redefining the relationship between the cello and the piano and promoting their parity. Beethoven continued to develop the potential of the duo partnership in his three other cello sonatas - the lyrical and heroic Op. 69 and the two experimental sonatas Op. 102, No. 1 and No. 2, transcendent compositions conceived on the threshold of the composer's late style. In Beethoven's Cello, Marc D. Moskovitz and R. Larry Todd examine these seminal cornerstones of the cello repertoire and place them within their historical and cultural contexts.
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1 - From Bonn to Berlin -- - 2 - Music fit for a king: the sonata in F major Op. 5 No. 1 (1796) -- - 3 - Tragic/comic masks: the sonata in G minor Op. 5 No. 2 (1796) -- - 4 - Themes and variations -- - 5 - Freindship, war, tears, and grief: the sonata in A major Op. 69 (1808) -- - 6 - Freedom and control: the sonata in C major Op. 102 No. 1 (1815) -- - 7 - 'Most remarkable and strange': the sonata in D major Op. 102 No. 2 (1815) -- - 8 - Opus Posthuman
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 249 Seiten)
ISBN:9781787441361

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