This Da Vinci Classics album offers a complex and multifaceted perspective on the potential of the guitar as a solo instrument, displaying its full palette ranging from virtuosity to expressivity, from compelling storytelling to the clean lines of classical forms.
Within the space of a mere couple of CDs, it is possible to encapsulate works which are not only among the most beautiful ever written for the cello and piano duo, but also represent the very birth of the genre we call the sonata for cello and piano in the classic meaning of the term. Beethoven’s output for the two instruments comprises some absolute masterpieces and other works which maybe cannot claim the same status, but still are among the favourites of performers and audiences alike.