Beethoven, Period.

Having shared ideas and projects for some time, there was no doubt for PENTATONE to join forces with OXINGALE RECORDS. This is a union of two innovative and devoted recording companies with a long history of producing reputable records and collaborating with esteemed artists. We are pleased to have you join us in celebrating this milestone as it gives way to a tremendously intriguing and inquisitive series of co-productions for you, our customers and ourselves.

The first title in the PENTATONE OXINGALE Series is BEETHOVEN, Period. This release features the complete sonatas and variations for fortepiano and violoncello, recorded on period instruments. In this collaboration, Matt Haimovitz plays his own Goffriller cello, crafted in Venice, Italy in 1710 -—outfitted with ox-gut strings also from Italy and an early 19th century rosewood tailpiece and drawn by a Dominique Peccatte bow of the same era, while Christopher O’Riley plays on an original Broadwood fortepiano made in 1823.
Delivered in PENTATONE’s signature warm, dynamic and detailed sound, this recording gives an opportunity for a straight encounter with the power of the rich interaction between the two instruments. Both Haimovitz and O’Riley engage themselves with the music, playing with welcome harmony and delightful phrasing from beginning to end, producing a dramatic and lyrical effect. Be prepared to be mesmerised by every single one of their electrifying phrases.

    1. Sonata for Pianoforte and Violoncello in F major, Op. 5, Nr. 1 - I Adagio sostenuto

    2. Sonata for Pianoforte and Violoncello in F major, Op. 5, Nr. 1 - I Allegro

    3. Sonata for Pianoforte and Violoncello in F major, Op. 5, Nr. 1 - II Rondo: Allegro vivace

    4. 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen” for Cello and Piano, Op. 66

    5. Sonata for Pianoforte and Violoncello in G Minor, Op. 5, Nr. 2 - I Adagio sostenuto e espressivo

    6. Sonata for Pianoforte and Violoncello in G Minor, Op. 5, Nr. 2 - I Allegro molto più tosto presto

    7. Sonata for Pianoforte and Violoncello in G Minor, Op. 5, Nr. 2 - II Rondo: Allegro

    8. 12 Variations on “See the conquering hero comes” for Cello and Piano, WoO 45

    9. Sonata for Pianoforte and Violoncello in A Major, Op.69 - Allegro ma non tanto

    10. Sonata for Pianoforte and Violoncello in A Major, Op.69 - II Scherzo: Allegro molto

    11. Sonata for Pianoforte and Violoncello in A Major, Op.69 - III Adagio cantabile

    12. Sonata for Pianoforte and Violoncello in A Major, Op.69 - III Allegro vivace

    13. Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”, for Cello and Piano, WoO 46

    14. Sonata for Pianoforte and Violoncello in C Major, Op.102, Nr.1 - I Andante

    15. Sonata for Pianoforte and Violoncello in C Major, Op.102, Nr.1 - I Vivace

    16. Sonata for Pianoforte and Violoncello in C Major, Op.102, Nr.1 - II Adagio

    17. Sonata for Pianoforte and Violoncello in C Major, Op.102, Nr.1 - II Allegro vivace

    18. Sonata for Pianoforte and Violoncello in D Major, Op.102, Nr.2 - I Allegro con brio

    19. Sonata for Pianoforte and Violoncello in D Major, Op.102, Nr.2 - II Adagio con molto sentimento d’afeto

    20. Sonata for Pianoforte and Violoncello in D Major, Op.102, Nr.2 - III Allegro fugato

  • Release Date: February 1, 2015

    Label: PENTATONE Oxingale Series (PTC: 5186475)

    Artist(s): Matt Haimovitz, Christopher O’Riley

    Composer(s): Ludwig van Beethoven

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