During the 2009-10 season, CMS proudly presents the complete string quartets of Beethoven, performed by six ensembles from the CMS family who have emerged as the leading quartets of our time. Complementing the quartet cycle are performances of the complete sonatas for violin and piano, and for cello and piano.
Listen to the AudioNotes below as CMS Artistic Director, David Finckel, along with Patrick Castillo take you on a journey through the history and significance of Beethoven’s cello sonatas and the complete string quartet cycle.
Introduction: The early sonatas, Op. 5 Nos. 1 and 2
Sonata in F major for Cello and Piano, Op. 5 No. 1
Featured in concert on Sunday, January 31, 2010
Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 5 No. 2
Featured in concert on Sunday, January 31, 2010
Introduction: The Opus 18 Quartets
String Quartet in F major, Op. 18, No. 1
Featured in concert on Friday, February 5, 2010
String Quartet in G major, Op. 18, No. 2
Featured in concert on Sunday, February 7, 2010
String Quartet in D major, Op. 18, No. 3
Featured in concert on Tuesday, February 9, 2010
String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4
Featured in concert on Tuesday, February 23, 2010
String Quartet in A major, Op. 18, No. 5
Featured in concert on Sunday, February 21, 2010
String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 18, No. 6
Featured in concert on Friday, February 19, 2010
Introduction: The Op. 59 Razumovsky Quartets
String Quartet in F major, Op. 59, No. 1, “Razumovsky”
Featured in concert on Tuesday, February 9, 2010
String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2, “Razumovsky”
Featured in concert on Tuesday, February 23, 2010
String Quartet in C major, Op. 59, No. 3, “Razumovsky”
Featured in concert on Friday, February 5, 2010
Sonata in A major for Cello and Piano, Op. 69
Featured in concert on Sunday, January 31, 2010
String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 74, “Harp”
Featured in concert on Sunday, February 7, 2010
String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95, “Serioso”
Featured in concert on Friday, February 19, 2010
Introduction: The Late Sonatas
Sonata in C major for Cello and Piano, Op. 102, No. 1
Featured in concert on Sunday, January 31, 2010
Sonata in D major for Cello and Piano, Op. 102, No. 2
Featured in concert on Sunday, January 31, 2010
String Quartet in E flat Major, Op. 127
Featured in concert on Friday, February 5, 2010
String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 130
Featured in concert on Sunday, February 21, 2010
String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
Featured in concert on Sunday, February 7, 2010
String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132
Featured in concert on Friday, February 19, 2010
String Quartet, Op. 133, “Grosse Fuge”
Featured in concert on Tuesday, February 9, 2010
String Quartet in F major, Op. 135
Featured in concert on Tuesday, February 23, 2010