Beethoven Sonatas for Cello and Piano (1 of 2)
April 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT
$10.00 – $35.00
Presented in two concerts due to program length – part one is 7:00pm on Thursday 4/10/25, and part two is 7:00pm on Sunday 4/13/25.
Cello Sonatas No. 1 and No. 2, Op. 5, are two sonatas for cello and piano written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1796, while he was in Berlin. While there, Beethoven met the King of Prussia Friedrich Wilhelm II, an ardent music-lover and keen cellist. Although the sonatas are dedicated to Friedrich Wilhelm II, Ferdinand Ries tells us that Beethoven “played several times at the court, where he also played the two cello sonatas, opus 5, composed for Duport (the King’s first cellist) and himself”. Although Jean-Pierre Duport was one of the King’s teachers, it is now thought to have been his brother Jean-Louis Duport who had the honor of premiering these sonatas.
Performed by Alexei Romanenko (cello) and Rose Shlyam Grace (piano).