Beethoven and His Contemporaries Raffaele La Ragione & Marco Crosetto

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Andante con variazioni in D Major, WoO 44/b:
• 1Andante con variazioni in D Major, WoO 44/b09:06
• Sonatina in C Major, WoO 44/a:
• 2Sonatina in C Major, WoO 44/a02:31
• Sonatina in C Minor, WoO 43/a:
• 3Sonatina in C Minor, WoO 43/a04:37
• Adagio ma non troppo in E-Flat Major, WoO 43/b:
• 4Adagio ma non troppo in E-Flat Major, WoO 43/b04:31
• Bartolomeo Bortolazzi (1773 - 1820): Sonata in D Major, Op. 9:
• 5Sonata in D Major, Op. 9: I. Allegro04:47
• 6Sonata in D Major, Op. 9: II. Andante03:32
• 7Sonata in D Major, Op. 9: III. Rondo03:36
• Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778 - 1837): Grande Sonata in C Major, Op. 37a:
• 8Grande Sonata in C Major, Op. 37a: I. Allegro con spirito09:07
• 9Grande Sonata in C Major, Op. 37a: II. Siciliano (Andante moderato)03:44
• 10Grande Sonata in C Major, Op. 37a: III. Rondo (Allegretto più tosto Allegro)04:32
• Total Runtime50:03

Info for Beethoven and His Contemporaries

Ludwig van Beethoven went to Prague for the first time in 1796, accompanying Prince Lichnowsky, who introduced him to the city’s foremost aristocratic families. One of these was the Clam- Gallas family, who played an eminent role in musical circles. It was here that Beethoven met Josephine Clary-Aldringen, an amateur singer and mandolinist who in 1797 married Count Christian Christoph. It was to her that Beethoven dedicated a number of pieces for mandolin and piano that feature in this recording, along with two interesting sonatas by Johann Nepomuk Hummel and Bartolomeo Bortolazzi, originally composed for the same combination of instruments. Neapolitan mandolinist Raffaele La Ragione has already made several recordings of mandolin music, and this is his first CD with the Arcana label. Marco Crosetto, the founder of the ensemble La Vaghezza, is a Turin-based harpsichordist who in 2018 reached the semi-finals of the famous Musica Antiqua international competition in Bruges. The result of an in-depth study of the original sources, this selection of Beethoven’s lesser-known works constitutes a fitting and original contribution to the 250th anniversary celebrations.

Raffaele La Ragione, mandolin
Marco Crosetto, pianoforte

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