Timo-Veikko Valve & Aura Go - Beethoven: Cello Sonatas - Webern: Works for Cello and Piano (2024)

Ludwig van Beethoven is beloved around the world for both the grandeur of his musical vision and the intimacy of his emotional journey. His music speaks straight to the heart and makes a direct connection with listeners of all ages.

Beethoven’s five sonatas for cello and piano show the composer effectively creating a new medium where the cello and piano are in an equal partnership. They also span the full arc of the composer’s creative life, from the young man mastering traditions in order to break them, to the hard-won serenity of the composer triumphing over the catastrophic experience of his growing deafness, to the transcendent inner beauty of the mature master. On this album these visionary works are paired with the intense emotions of Anton Webern’s 20th-century works for cello and piano: music of immense scope distilled into mere moments of beauty and power.

Cellist Timo-Veikko (‘Tipi’) Valve is well known to Australian and international audiences as the Principal Cello of the Australian Chamber Orchestra but is also in demand as a talented, creative and generous soloist and chamber music partner, effortlessly moving between classical and contemporary styles. On this significant recording he collaborates with virtuoso pianist Aura Go, recently lauded by The Age for her ‘eloquence and energy’. Her recital programs blending old and new music have won her great acclaim around the world.

Tracklist
01. Cello Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5 No. 1:Ia. Adagio sostenuto
02. Cello Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5 No. 1:Ib. Allegro
03. Cello Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5 No. 1:II. Rondo. Allegro vivace
04. Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5 No. 2: Ia. Adagio sostenuto e espressivo
05. Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5 No. 2:Ib. Allegro molto più tosto presto
06. Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5 No. 2: II. Rondo. Allegro
07. Two Pieces:I. Langsam
08. Two Pieces:II. Langsam
09. Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: I. Allegro ma non tanto
10. Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
11. Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69:III. Adagio cantabile - Allegro vivace
12. Cello Sonata
13. Three Little Pieces, Op. 11:I. Mäßige
14. Three Little Pieces, Op. 11:II. Sehr bewegt
15. Three Little Pieces, Op. 11:III. Äusserst ruhig
16. Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102 No. 1:I. Andante - Allegro vivace
17. Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102 No. 1:II. Adagio – Tempo d’Andante – Allegro vivace
18. Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102 No. 2:I. Allegro con brio
19. Piano Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102 No. 2:II. Adagio con molto sentimento d'affetto
20. Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102 No. 2:III. Allegro - Allegro fugato