Album

Terezie Fialová, Jiří Bárta

Beethoven: The Sonatas for Piano and Cello

Catalogue Number: ANI101-2
Published: 5th November 2021
Genre: Chamber Music
Format: 2 CD
Jiří Bárta (*1964) is one of the top cellists of his generation and his busy concert career has included collaborations with leading musicians and orchestras around the world. He also boasts an extensive recording catalogue of some thirty solo and chamber albums and is the founder and artistic director of the International Music Festival Kutná Hora. Terezie Fialová (*1984) is one of the most talented young Czech pianists and a sought-after chamber partner of many leading Czech and international soloists. Both Bárta and Fialová are laureates of various international awards. In this new album, they bring a studio recording and a focused and riveting performance of Beethoven's complete sonatas for piano and cello. As they say of the album's origin, it was, "paradoxically, precisely thanks to the many months of a stalled concert life that we found the time to get together and withdraw into the studio in order to record this wonderful and rewarding music by Ludwig van Beethoven."

CD 1

Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 F major Op. 5
1. Adagio sostenuto. Allegro 17:50
2. Rondo. Allegro vivace 07:06
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 G minor Op. 5
3. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo. Allegro molto piu tosto presto 21:21
4. Rondo. Allegro 08:59

CD 2

Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 3 A major Op. 69
1. Allegro ma non tanto 14:05
2. Scherzo. Allegro molto 05:13
3. Adagio cantabile. Allegro vivace 08:40
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 4 C major Op. 102
4. Andante. Allegro vivace 07:50
5. Adagio. Allegro vivace 07:24
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 5 D major Op. 102
6. Allegro con brio 06:42
7. Adagio con molto sentimento d'affetto /att./ 10:26
8. Allegro fugato /att./ 04:33