Having shared ideas and projects for some time, Pentatone and Oxingale Records have joined forces in order to release their first joint issue in the Pentatone-Oxingale series of recordings: Beethoven, Period. This release features the complete sonatas and variations for fortepiano and violoncello, recorded on period instruments. Cellist Matt Haimovitz plays his own 1710 Gottfriller cello, crafted in Venice and outfitted with ox-gut strings, also from Italy, an early 19th c. rosewood tailpiece and a Dominique Peccatte bow from the same era, while his partner Christopher O'Riley plays an original 1823 Broadwood piano.

Tracklist:

Cello Sonata No. 1 In F Major, Op. 5, No. 1: I. Adagio Sostenuto -
Cello Sonata No. 1 In F Major, Op. 5, No. 1: I. Allegro
Cello Sonata No. 1 In F Major, Op. 5, No. 1: II. Rondo: Allegro Vivace
12 Variations In G Major On See The Conqu'ring Hero Comes From Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, Woo 45
Cello Sonata No. 2 In G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2: I. Adagio Sostenuto E Espressivo
Cello Sonata No. 2 In G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2: II. Allegro Molto Piu Tosto Presto
Cello Sonata No. 2 In G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2: III. Rondo: Allegro
12 Variations In F Major On Ein Madchen Oder Weibchen From Mozart's Die Zauberflote, Op. 66
Cello Sonata No. 3 In A Major, Op. 69: I. Allegro Non Tanto
Cello Sonata No. 3 In A Major, Op. 69: II. Scherzo: Allegro Molto
Cello Sonata No. 3 In A Major, Op. 69: III. Adagio Cantabile -
Cello Sonata No. 3 In A Major, Op. 69: III. Allegro Vivace
7 Variations In E-Flat Major On Mozart's "Bei Männern, Welche Liebe Fühlen", Woo 46: Variations In E-Fla
Cello Sonata No. 4 In C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: I. Andante Teneramente -
Cello Sonata No. 4 In C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: II. Allegro Vivace
Cello Sonata No. 4 In C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: III. Adagio - Tempo D'andante -
Cello Sonata No. 4 In C Major, Op. 102, No. 1: IV. Allegro Vivace
Cello Sonata No. 5 In D Major, Op. 102, No. 2: I. Allegro Con Brio
Cello Sonata No. 5 In D Major, Op. 102, No. 2: II. Adagio Con Moto Sentimento D'affetto
Cello Sonata No. 5 In D Major, Op. 102, No. 2: III. Allegro - Allegro Fugato

UPC: 827949047565
Label: Pentatone
Release Date: 2.10.15
Format: CD

Beethoven / Haimovitz / Oriley - Oxingale Series 1: Beethoven Period (2 CD)