Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2
Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Yo‐Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax
Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 are early piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, published in 1796. They employ classical-era sonata form and virtuosic piano writing, juxtaposing dramatic minor-key gestures with lyrical major-key passages and signalling Beethoven's developing harmonic boldness and his role in the transition from Classical to Romantic keyboard literature.
First released: 1982
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- 1.Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in F major, Op. 5 No. 1: I. Adagio sostenuto / Allegro / Adagio / Presto18:35
- 2.Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in F major, Op. 5 No. 1: II. Rondo. Allegro vivace7:15
- 3.Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto e espressivo / Allegro molto, più tosto presto17:03
- 4.Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2: II. Rondo. Allegro9:09
