Mstislav Rostropovich and Svjatoslav Richter - Beethoven: The Complete Sonatas For Cello And Piano

Originally released in 1964.

Mstislav Rostropovich is regarded as the greatest cellist of the second half of the 20th century, and one of the greatest of all time. Included here is the complete set of Beethoven's Cello Sonatas he made with his compatriot, pianist Svjatoslav Richter, hailed in Gramophone as "one of the greatest recordings of the 1960s."

 

 

Disc 1

SONATA NO.1 IN F MAJOR. OP.5 NO.1 1:ADAGIO SOSTENUTO-ALLEGRO / Sviatoslav Richter

SONATA NO.1 IN F MAJOR. OP.5 NO.1 2:RONDO.ALLEGRO VIVACE / Sviatoslav Richter

SONATA NO.4 IN C MAJOR. OP.102 NO.1 1:ANDANTE-ALLEGRO VIVACE / Sviatoslav Richter

SONATA NO.4 IN C MAJOR. OP.102 NO.1 2:ADAGIO-TEMPO D'ANDANTE-ALLEGRO VIVACE / Sviatoslav Richter

SONATA NO.5 IN D MAJOR. OP.102 NO.2 1:ALLEGRO CON BRIO / Sviatoslav Richter

SONATA NO.5 IN D MAJOR. OP.102 NO.2 2:ADAGIO CON MOLTO SENTIMENTO D'AFFETTO / Sviatoslav Richter

SONATA NO.5 IN D MAJOR. OP.102 NO.2 3:ALLEGRO-ALLEGRO FUGATO / Sviatoslav Richter

Disc 2

SONATA NO.2 IN G MINOR. OP.5 NO.2 1:ADAGIO SOSTENUTO ED ESPRESSIVO-ALLEGRO MOLTO PIU TOSTO PRESTO / Sviatoslav Richter

SONATA NO.2 IN G MINOR. OP.5 NO.2 2:RONDO.ALLEGRO / Sviatoslav Richter

SONATA NO.3 IN A MAJOR. OP.69 1:ALLEGRO MA NON TANTO / Sviatoslav Richter

SONATA NO.3 IN A MAJOR. OP.69 2:SCHERZO.ALLEGRO MOLTO / Sviatoslav Richter

SONATA NO.3 IN A MAJOR. OP.69 3:ADAGIO CANTABILE-ALLEGRO VIVACE / Sviatoslav Richter

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