FLAC (tracks +booklet) | Classical | 01:13:54 | 1CD | 304 MbJust like Johann Sebastian Bach before him, Ludwig van Beethoven played a significant role in the development of the cello.

His five sonatas for cello and piano, three cycles of variations and the Triple Concerto all enhanced the instrument’s expressive scope to an extent that has not been bettered to date.

With his unparalleled ability to endow the instrument with highly lyrical and elegantly cantabile qualities, he blazed the trail for composers who would follow him.

Tracklist:01. Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2: I. Allegro con brio02. Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2: II. Adagio con molto sentimento d’affetto03. Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2: III. Allegro-Allegro fugato04. Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38: I. Allegro non troppo05. Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38: II. Allegretto quasi menuetto06. Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38: III. Allegro07. Cello Sonata in F Major, Op. 6, TrV 115: I. Allegro con brio08. Cello Sonata in F Major, Op. 6, TrV 115: II. Andante ma non troppo09. Cello Sonata in F Major, Op. 6, TrV 115: III. Finale. Allegro vivo