Beethoven’s five sonatas for violoncello and piano form a world all of their own. They exemplify his three compositional periods, and the interrelations between them shape a surprisingly self-contained work group surveying the composer’s entire life.
This in itself is enough for Manuel Fischer-Dieskau and Connie Shih to present an absolutely new recording of this cycle – now for the first time on SACD.
Manuel Fischer-Dieskau and Connie Shih dedicate themselves to this recording with passion, and they play a brilliant game of musical catch. From sparkling virtuosity to wonderful espressivo, this double SACD offers chamber music at its best.
I love the rich, warm tone of these Beethoven sonatas and the individual messages that they convey.
Here is Manuel Fischer-Dieskau in the Sonata number 5 by Beethoven:
