Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor Op 5 (Beethoven)
Movements
i Adagio sostenuto e espressivo – Allegro molto più tosto presto, ii Rondo. Allegro
Notes
Cello Sonatas No. 1 and No. 2, Op. 5, are two sonatas for cello and piano written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1796, while he was in Berlin. In the early 19th century, sonatas for piano and instrument were usually advertised as piano sonatas with instrumental accompaniment. Beethoven is credited with composing one of the first cello sonatas with a written-out piano part. The Op. 5 sonatas are the first two examples of fully developed cello sonatas in the modern tradition.
