Laurence Lesser, pupil of Gregor Piatigorsky and Gaspar Cassado, and former President of the New England Conservatory, joins forces with pianist HaeSun Paik, winner of top prizes at the Leeds, Tchaikovsky, William Kappell, & Queen Elisabeth (Belgium) competitions, in performances of Beethoven's complete music for Cello and Piano. The performances were recorded in 2009 in the acoustically superb Jordan Hall (Boston). Included with the double-CD set is a DVD featuring the artists in 2009 concerts from Kumho Art Hall (Seoul, South Korea), biographical material, and a discussion of Beethoven's compositions for cello and piano.
Reviews:
“These looking for a complete integral recording of Beethoven’s music for cello and piano will find this convenient package to be the answer to their prayers. This is a notable issue in every way.” - International Record Review
“The real dividend is the sense of a master cellist and musician who remains a perennial student of the instrument, a wide-eyed connoisseur who finds in Beethoven a constant miracle whose depths never cease to yield psychological and spiritual treasures.” - Audiophile Audition
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Disc A
12 Variations on a theme from Handel's Oratorio, "Judas Maccabeus", WoO 45
12 Variations on the theme "Ein Madchen oder Weibchen", from Mozart's Opera, "The Magic Flute", Op. 66
7 Variations on the Theme "Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen", from Mozart's Opera, "The Magic Flute", WoO 46
Sonata No. 1 in F, Op. 5 No. 1
Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2
Disc B
Sonata No. 3 in A, Op. 69
Sonata No. 4 in C, Op. 102, No. 1
Sonata No. 5 in D, Op. 102, No. 2
Disc C
DVD: Film: "Behind Beethoven's Music for Cello and Piano"
Laurence Lesser, cello
HaeSun Paik, piano
BRIDGE 9329A/C (three discs for the price of two)