BEETHOVEN, L. VAN - Complete Cello Sonatas 1 - 4 (Sealed) (2LP)

Pablo Casals' (1876-1973) recordings of Beethoven's complete music for cello and piano with that other musical legend, the American (but Hungarian born and educated in Vienna) pianist Rudolf Serkin. These were recorded at the Prades Festival concerts between 1951 and 1953, and now and then you will hear the great man Casals grunt as he attacks a phrase. Casals was 76 in 1952, and his bow arm was in less than perfect control but this performance is classic. Side A: Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5 No. 1 1. I. Adagio sostenuto - Allegro-Adagio-Presto 9.00 2. II. Rondo. Allegro vivace 7.22 Recorded May 17, 1953 Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102 No. 2 3. I. Allegro con brio 7.11 Side B:1. II. Adagio con molto sentimento d affetto 2. III. Allegro - Allegro lugato Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102 No. 1 3. I. Andante - Allegro vivace 4. II. Adagio - Allegro vivace Recorded May 19-20, 1953. Side C: Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5 No. 2 1. I. Adagio sostenuto e espressivo - Allegro molto pi? tosto presto 2. II. Rondo. Allegro Recorded July 31, 1951. Side D: Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69 1. I. Allegro ma non troppo 2. II. Scherzo. Allegro molto 3. III. Adagio cantabile - Allegro vivace Recorded May 18, 1953