Mstislav Rostropovich, Svjatoslav Richter – Beethoven: The Sonatas for Piano & Cello (1963) [SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC]

Mstislav Rostropovich, Svjatoslav Richter – Beethoven: The Sonatas for Piano & Cello (1963) [SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC]
PS3 Rip | 2x SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 Stereo > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 109:02 min | Scans included | 4,4 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans included | 4,33 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Basic Scans included | 2,31 GB
Japanese SHM-SACD | Decca/Universal Japan # UCGD-9053~4

This is a beautiful combination of pianist and cellist. Two Russians who fit together like a hand in a glove. Both Richter and Rostropovich are extremely in synchronization with each other as they play the beautiful Beethoven Cello Sonatas. What classic pieces of music by Beethoven with two exceptional performers.In the early 1960’s, the cellist Mstislav Rostropovich and the pianist Sviatoslav Richter, old friends from their conservatory days in Moscow, met several times in Austria to record Beethoven’s five sonatas for cello and piano. Back then, these works were concert rarities. Only the A major Sonata (No. 3) turned up now and then. The two early sonatas were generally considered quirky, hypercharged and a little strange; the two late sonatas struck many as mystifying, abrupt and downright strange. Since then, these works have become near-staples of the recital repertory, and in this case familiarity has bred affection. They increasingly seem among Beethoven’s most original works. Complete recordings, which often toss in Beethoven’s three inventive sets of variations for cello and piano, keep appearing.

Tracklist:

DISC ONE:
01. Sonata for Cello and Piano No.1 in F, Op.5 No.1: 1. Adagio sostenuto – Allegro
02. Sonata for Cello and Piano No.1 in F, Op.5 No.1: 2. Rondo (Allegro vivace)
03. Sonata for Cello and Piano No.4 in C, Op.102 No.1: 1. Andante – Allegro vivace
04. Sonata for Cello and Piano No.4 in C, Op.102 No.1: 2. Adagio – Tempo d’andante – Allegro vivace
05. Sonata for Cello and Piano No.5 in D, Op.102 No.2: 1. Allegro con brio
06. Sonata for Cello and Piano No.5 in D, Op.102 No.2: 2. Adagio con molto sentimento d’affetto
07. Sonata for Cello and Piano No.5 in D, Op.102 No.2: 3. Allegro – Allegro fugato

DISC TWO:
01. Sonata for Cello and Piano No.2 in G minor, Op.5 No.2: 1. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo/ Allegro molto più tosto presto
02. Sonata for Cello and Piano No.2 in G minor, Op.5 No.2: 2. Rondo (Allegro)
03. Sonata for Cello and Piano No.3 in A, Op.69: 1. Allegro ma non tanto
04. Sonata for Cello and Piano No.3 in A, Op.69: 2. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
05. Sonata for Cello and Piano No.3 in A, Op.69: 3. Adagio cantabile – Allegro vivace

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