Beethoven: Cello Sonatas & Variations

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The brothers Ori and Omri Epstein offer some fine and thoroughly musical performances, marred only by a few puzzling idiosyncrasies. Particularly successful are their graceful performance of... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 15th Nov 2019
Catalogue No: CKD627
Label: Linn
Length: 2 hours 35 minutes

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Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 5 No. 1

Work length25:58

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Ori Epstein, Omri Epstein

I. Adagio sostenuto - Allegro

Track length18:10

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II. Rondo (Allegro vivace)

Track length7:48

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Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2

Work length30:17

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I. Adagio sostenuto e espressivo - Allegro molto più tosto presto

Track length20:48

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II. Rondo (Allegro)

Track length9:29

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Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69

Work length28:22

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I. Allegro ma non tanto

Track length13:44

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II. Scherzo (Allegro molto)

Track length5:35

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III. Adagio cantabile - Allegro vivace

Track length9:03

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Beethoven: Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 102 No. 1

Work length15:17

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I. Andante - Allegro vivace

Track length7:49

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II. Adagio - Allegro vivace

Track length7:28

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Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102 No. 2

Work length22:25

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I. Allegro con brio

Track length7:31

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II. Adagio con molto sentimento d’affetto

Track length9:56

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III. Allegro fugato

Track length4:58

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Beethoven: 12 Variations in G Major on "See the Conqu’ring Hero Comes" from Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45

Work length12:24

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Ori Epstein, Omri Epstein

Beethoven: 7 Variations in E-Flat Major on ‘Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen’ from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, WoO 46

Work length10:17

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Beethoven: 12 Variations in F Major on ‘Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen’ from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Op. 66

Work length10:22

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Ori Epstein, Omri Epstein

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• Ori and Omri Epstein, best known for performing as part of the Busch Trio, make their Linn debut as a duo with a recording of Beethoven’s complete works for piano and cello.

• Considered cornerstones of the repertory, the cello sonatas illustrate all the creative periods of the composer’s working life.

• The two Sonatas Op. 5 are bursting with exhilarating effects. Written when Beethoven was focused on showcasing his own virtuosity as a pianist, they are nonetheless eloquent showpieces for the ‘accompanying’ cello which is used in a remarkable variety of ways.

• Pianist and cellist are treated as equal partners in the Sonata in A major, which is the most lyrical and improvisational of Beethoven’s sonatas. The cello’s versatility across rapid changes of register and function is especially well demonstrated here.

• The two Sonatas Op. 102 herald the concentration of Beethoven’s late style and are particularly technically demanding. Beethoven scholar Barry Cooper describes them as having “a transcendent quality that, even after countless performances, makes them always seem innovative and challenging.”

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April 2020

The brothers Ori and Omri Epstein offer some fine and thoroughly musical performances, marred only by a few puzzling idiosyncrasies. Particularly successful are their graceful performance of the variations on ‘Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen’ from The Magic Flute, and their intense account of the opening movement of the G minor Sonata, Op. 5 No. 2.The recorded balance between the two instruments is ideal.

Beethoven: Cello Sonatas & Variations

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