Credits:

Mstislav Rostropovich

Description:

The grand sound of the cello and the carefully written piano intertwine with each other, creating a dramatic tension in No. 3. The cello is used in a simple, yet classically structured No. 5 with a high degree of inner tension. The album features the complete Beethoven cello sonatas, which have been likened to the "New Testament" of cello works, performed with great power by Rostropovich and Richter, two masters born in Russia. (Winner of the first Record Academy Award in 1963.

Tracklisting:

1 [Disc 1] SONATA NO.1 IN F MAJOR. OP.5 NO.1 1:ADAGIO SOSTENUTO-ALLEGRO
2 [Disc 1] SONATA NO.1 IN F MAJOR. OP.5 NO.1 2:RONDO (ALLEGRO VIVACE)
3 [Disc 1] SONATA NO.4 IN C MAJOR. OP.102 NO.1 1:ANDANTE-ALLEGRO VIVACE
4 [Disc 1] SONATA NO.4 IN C MAJOR. OP.102 NO.1 2:ADAGIO-TEMPO D`ANDANTE-ALLEGRO VIVACE
5 [Disc 1] SONATA NO.5 IN D MAJOR. OP.102 NO.2 1:ALLEGRO CON BRIO
6 [Disc 1] SONATA NO.5 IN D MAJOR. OP.102 NO.2 2:ADAGIO CON MOLTO SENTIMENTO D`AFFETTO
7 [Disc 1] SONATA NO.5 IN D MAJOR. OP.102 NO.2 3:ALLEGRO-ALLEGRO FUGATO
1 [Disc 2] SONATA NO.2 IN G MINOR. OP.5 NO.2 1:ADAGIO SOSTENUTO ED ESPRESSIVO-ALLEGRO MOLTO PIU TOSTO PRESTO
2 [Disc 2] SONATA NO.2 IN G MINOR. OP.5 NO.2 2:RONDO (ALLEGRO)
3 [Disc 2] SONATA NO.3 IN A MAJOR. OP.69 1:ALLEGRO MA NON TANTO
4 [Disc 2] SONATA NO.3 IN A MAJOR. OP.69 2:SCHERZO (ALLEGRO MOLTO)
5 [Disc 2] SONATA NO.3 IN A MAJOR. OP.69 3:ADAGIO CANTABILE-ALLEGRO VIVACE