Sonata no. 4, op. 102, no. 1

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Yo‐Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax

Cello Sonata No. 4, Op. 102 No. 1 is a cello sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1815. The work sits within Beethoven's late-period chamber music, blending Classical forms with early-Romantic harmonic exploration, economy of thematic material and contrapuntal textures that produce contrasting moods and an episodic, exploratory structure.

Sonata no. 4, op. 102, no. 1 by Beethoven - album cover

First released: 1986

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Sonata no. 4, op. 102, no. 1, for Cello and Piano: I. Andante, Allegro vivace
8:43
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Sonata no. 4, op. 102, no. 1, for Cello and Piano: II. Adagio, Allegro vivace
8:43
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7 Variations on the Theme "Bei Männern, Welche Liebe Fühlen" from Mozarts's Die Zauberflöte, for Cello and Piano, WoO 46
9:50
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12 Variations on the Theme "See, The Conqu'ring Hero Comes" from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, for Cello and Piano, WoO 45
13:20
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12 Variations on the Theme "Ein Mädchen Oder Weibchen" from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, for Cello and Piano, Op. 66
11:12