Intent on developing the reputation he had won in Vienna, Beethoven undertook an extensive tour ending in Berlin, home to the cello-playing Frederick William II. There he unveiled his Sonatas for Piano and Cello, Op. 5 with one of the famed Duport brothers playing cello. These are revolutionary works, with neither instrument subservient and the piano fully independent, for which in the 1790s there was no precedent. Beethoven also wrote vivacious variations on operatic music by Mozart where light-hearted playfulness and dramatic rivalry are energising features.
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Beethoven, Ludwig van
Cello Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5, No. 1
1 I. Adagio sostenuto - Allegro 17:23
2 II. Rondo: Allegro vivace 06:54
12 Variations on Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte in F Major, Op. 66
3 Thema: Allegretto 00:30
4 Variation 1 00:33
5 Variation 2 00:32
6 Variation 3 00:32
7 Variation 4 00:33
8 Variation 5 00:33
9 Variation 6 00:30
10 Variation 7 00:39
11 Variation 8 00:30
12 Variation 9 00:35
13 Variation 10: Adagio 01:10
14 Variation 11: Poco adagio, quasi andante 00:59
15 Variation 12: Allegro 01:53
Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2
16 I. Adagio sostenuto e espressivo - Allegro molto più tosto presto 19:41
17 II. Rondo: Allegro 08:58
7 Variations on Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte in E-Flat Major, WoO 46
18 Theme: Andante 00:51
19 Variation 1 00:42
20 Variation 2 00:43
21 Variation 3 00:56
22 Variation 4 01:15
23 Variation 5: Si prenda il tempo un poco più vivace 00:38
24 Variation 6: Adagio 02:19
25 Variation 7: Allegro ma non troppo 01:57
