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The "unknown Beethoven" designation in the graphics for this release is a stretch: the album contains an arrangement for which Beethoven had at most partial input, as well as four works for mandolin and piano (hardly well known, it must be admitted) arranged for cello and piano by the present performers. The major claims here are made for the Sonata for piano and cello in E flat major, Op. 64 (not "cello and piano," for the cello has a distinctly accompanimental role). This work is an arrangement of the six-movement String Trio in E flat major, Op. 3, a work heavily influenced by Mozart's Divertimento for string trio, K. 563, in the same key and written just a few years earlier. Since it was published with an opus number, a process over which Beethoven generally exerted at least some control, the arrangement was for a time taken to be Beethoven's own work, but then was removed from the canon and ascribed to one Fr. X. Kleinheinz. The only direct testimony comes from Beethoven's brother Caspar Carl, who wrote that the arrangement was made by Kleinheinz under Beethoven's "supervision," a word that can mean a lot of things. Cellist Julius Berger argues that the proximity of the publisher's offices to Beethoven's own home suggests his deeper involvement. The chief argument con, however is that the old-fashioned accompanied sonata model, which Beethoven never followed in any other work, doesn't match the material, which in 1794 was already stretching against the boundaries of Classical form, most notably in the big opening movement. The arrangement is cleanly played by Berger and pianist José Gallardo, and is pleasant enough, but it's marginal Beethoven at best. There are no complaints, however, about the little mandolin-to-cello pieces, arranged by Berger himself. These lie nicely on the cello, which is tuned similarly to a mandolin, and they resurrect some lovely examples of Beethoven's language in small pieces with which he took some care; they're of a piece with the Op. 33 set of Bagatelles, for example. The sustained lyricism of the Adagio ma non troppo, WoO 43b, and the final Andante con variazioni, WoO 44b, justifies the purchase for Beethoven enthusiasts who may be on the fence. Over-close sound from an Augsburg concert hall is a minus.
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Sonata for piano and violoncello in E flat major, op. 64 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - José Gallardo, MainArtist - Julius Berger, MainArtist - Franz Xaver Kleinheinz, Contributor
(C) 2011 Challenge Classics (P) 2011 Challenge Classics
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - José Gallardo, MainArtist - Julius Berger, MainArtist - Franz Xaver Kleinheinz, Contributor
(C) 2011 Challenge Classics (P) 2011 Challenge Classics
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - José Gallardo, MainArtist - Julius Berger, MainArtist - Franz Xaver Kleinheinz, Contributor
(C) 2011 Challenge Classics (P) 2011 Challenge Classics
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - José Gallardo, MainArtist - Julius Berger, MainArtist - Franz Xaver Kleinheinz, Contributor
(C) 2011 Challenge Classics (P) 2011 Challenge Classics
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - José Gallardo, MainArtist - Julius Berger, MainArtist - Franz Xaver Kleinheinz, Contributor
(C) 2011 Challenge Classics (P) 2011 Challenge Classics
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - José Gallardo, MainArtist - Julius Berger, MainArtist - Franz Xaver Kleinheinz, Contributor
(C) 2011 Challenge Classics (P) 2011 Challenge Classics
Works for mandolin and piano (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - José Gallardo, MainArtist - Julius Berger, Contributor, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Challenge Classics (P) 2011 Challenge Classics
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - José Gallardo, MainArtist - Julius Berger, Contributor, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Challenge Classics (P) 2011 Challenge Classics
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - José Gallardo, MainArtist - Julius Berger, Contributor, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Challenge Classics (P) 2011 Challenge Classics
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - José Gallardo, MainArtist - Julius Berger, Contributor, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Challenge Classics (P) 2011 Challenge Classics
Album review
The "unknown Beethoven" designation in the graphics for this release is a stretch: the album contains an arrangement for which Beethoven had at most partial input, as well as four works for mandolin and piano (hardly well known, it must be admitted) arranged for cello and piano by the present performers. The major claims here are made for the Sonata for piano and cello in E flat major, Op. 64 (not "cello and piano," for the cello has a distinctly accompanimental role). This work is an arrangement of the six-movement String Trio in E flat major, Op. 3, a work heavily influenced by Mozart's Divertimento for string trio, K. 563, in the same key and written just a few years earlier. Since it was published with an opus number, a process over which Beethoven generally exerted at least some control, the arrangement was for a time taken to be Beethoven's own work, but then was removed from the canon and ascribed to one Fr. X. Kleinheinz. The only direct testimony comes from Beethoven's brother Caspar Carl, who wrote that the arrangement was made by Kleinheinz under Beethoven's "supervision," a word that can mean a lot of things. Cellist Julius Berger argues that the proximity of the publisher's offices to Beethoven's own home suggests his deeper involvement. The chief argument con, however is that the old-fashioned accompanied sonata model, which Beethoven never followed in any other work, doesn't match the material, which in 1794 was already stretching against the boundaries of Classical form, most notably in the big opening movement. The arrangement is cleanly played by Berger and pianist José Gallardo, and is pleasant enough, but it's marginal Beethoven at best. There are no complaints, however, about the little mandolin-to-cello pieces, arranged by Berger himself. These lie nicely on the cello, which is tuned similarly to a mandolin, and they resurrect some lovely examples of Beethoven's language in small pieces with which he took some care; they're of a piece with the Op. 33 set of Bagatelles, for example. The sustained lyricism of the Adagio ma non troppo, WoO 43b, and the final Andante con variazioni, WoO 44b, justifies the purchase for Beethoven enthusiasts who may be on the fence. Over-close sound from an Augsburg concert hall is a minus.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:25
- Main artists: Jose Gallardo Julius Berger
- Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
- Label: Challenge Classics
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2011 Challenge Classics (P) 2011 Challenge Classics
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