Paul Watkins, Alessio Bax - Beethoven: The Sonatas for Piano and Cello (2026) [Hi-Res] [Dolby Atmos]

Tracklist

01. Cello Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5, No. 1: I. Adagio sostenuto
02. Cello Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5, No. 1: II. Allegro
03. Cello Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5, No. 1: II. Rondo. Allegro vivace
04. Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2: Ia. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo
05. Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2: Ib. Allegro molto più tosto
06. Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2: II. Rondo. Allegro
07. Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: I. Allegri ma non tanto
08. Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
09. Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: III. Adagio cantabile - Allegro vivace
10. Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: I. Andante - Allegro vivace
11. Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: II. Adagio - Tempo d'Andante
12. Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: II. Allegro vivace
13. Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2: I. Allegro con brio
15. Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2: III. Allegro - Allegro Fugato

This two-album Signum Classics release presents Ludwig van Beethoven’s five cello sonatas, performed by cellist Paul Watkins and pianist Alessio Bax. The works were composed over a wide period and illustrate Beethoven’s early, middle and late styles, from the Op. 5 sonatas written during his 1796 Berlin visit, through the A Major Sonata Op. 69 from the period of the Fifth and Sixth Symphonies, to the Op. 102 sonatas marking the beginning of his final creative phase. Recorded in December 2024 at Cedars Hall, Wells, the set reflects close collaboration between cello and piano and Beethoven’s evolving formal and expressive concerns.