Beethoven pur – Beethoven 250
Sol Gabetta & Alexander Melnikov
Chamber Music
Saturday, 30 July 2022
7.30 pm, Saanen Church
They had planned to perform the complete works in 2020: the worldwide pandemic decided otherwise. After a first episode narrowly saved during this unprecedented summer, Sol Gabetta and Alexander Melnikov are happy to bring the final touch to their “Beethoven marathon” by presenting two new sets of variations and the two remaining sonatas, characteristic of very distinct creative periods: the legacy of Classicism (or even Baroque) for Sonata No. 2, the innovative impulse born in Heiligenstadt and developed during the first two decades of the 19th century for Sonata No. 4, dedicated to the Countess (and confidante) Marie Erdödy.
Sol Gabetta, Cello
Alexander Melnikov, Fortepiano
| Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) | |
| Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5 No. 2 | 25' |
| 12 Variations for Cello and Piano on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen” from Mozart's opera “The Magic Flute” in F Major, Op. 66 | 10' |
| 7 Variations for Cello and Piano on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen” from Mozart's opera “The Magic Flute” in E-flat Major, WoO 46 | 10' |
| Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102 No. 1 | 15' |
| 60' | |
| CHF 125/105/65/40 |