Gary Hoffman, David Selig – Beethoven: Complete Sonatas and Variations for Cello and Piano (2023)
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Beethoven’s five sonatas for cello and piano laid the foundations of twentieth-century musical thought. Under the fingers of Gary Hoffman and David Selig, these five monuments of musical history, though dating from the early nineteenth century, reveal all their premonitory dimension. For these two peerless musicians, this recording marks the culmination of an artistic partnership that began more than thirty years ago. Gary Hoffman and David Selig met in 1986 and have been programing Beethoven’s sonatas for many years. Sometimes they even play them all in a single concert. Hoffman says, “I regret that the notion of individuality is being lost today. What is wonderful is to reveal the different ‘characters’ of the score. Even in Beethoven’s quartets, there are voices that emerge from a sonic ‘fusion’.”
Tracklist:
1. Gary Hoffman & David Selig – Beethoven: Variations on Mozart’s “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen” (Die Zauberflöte) in F Major, Op. 66 (10:10)
2. Gary Hoffman & David Selig – Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5: I. Adagio sostenuto – Allegro (17:51)
3. Gary Hoffman & David Selig – Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5: II. Rondo. Allegro vivace (07:12)
4. Gary Hoffman & David Selig – Beethoven: Variations, WoO 45 on Handel’s “See, the Conqu’ring Hero comes” (Judas Maccabeus) in G Major (12:46)
5. Gary Hoffman & David Selig – Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5: I. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo – Allegro molto più tosto presto (19:33)
6. Gary Hoffman & David Selig – Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5: II. Rondo. Allegro (09:23)
7. Gary Hoffman & David Selig – Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: I. Allegro ma non tanto (12:51)
8. Gary Hoffman & David Selig – Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: II. Scherzo. Allegro molto (05:20)
9. Gary Hoffman & David Selig – Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: III. Adagio cantabile – Allegro vivace (08:44)
10. Gary Hoffman & David Selig – Beethoven: Variations, WoO 46 on Mozart’s “Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen” (Die Zauberflöte) in E-Flat Major (09:58)
11. Gary Hoffman & David Selig – Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102/1: I. Andante – Allegro vivace (07:18)
12. Gary Hoffman & David Selig – Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102/1: II. Adagio – Tempo d’andante – Allegro vivace (06:56)
13. Gary Hoffman & David Selig – Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102/2: I. Allegro con brio (06:34)
14. Gary Hoffman & David Selig – Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102/2: II. Adagio con molto sentimento d’affetto – Attacca (07:56)
15. Gary Hoffman & David Selig – Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102/2: III. Allegro – Allegro fugato (04:27)
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