HUMMEL, MOSCHELES, RIES Cello Sonatas (CD)

Ignaz Moscheles 1794–1870
Grande Sonate Concertante Op.34 (dedicated to J.N. Hummel)
1 I. Allegro moderato 9’25
2 II. Andante doloroso – Un poco più mosso – 3’22
3 III. Allegro molto 8’12
Ferdinand Ries 1784–1838
Grande Sonate in G minor Op.125 (dedicated to Sir Herbert Taylor)
4 I. Grave – Allegro 12’48
5 II. Larghetto con moto 5’48
6 III. Rondo: Allegretto 7’43
Johann Nepomuk Hummel 1778–1837
Grande Sonate in A Op.104
(dedicated to Her Imperial Highness Maria Pavlovna)
7 I. Allegro amabile e grazioso 10’28
8 II. Un poco adagio e con espressione 5’44
9 III. Rondo: Allegro vivace un poco 6’13

Total time 69’50

Marco Testori cello · early-19th-century anonymous Italian
Costantino Mastroprimiano piano · 1838 Érard

Recording: November 2015, Sala ‘Note Romantiche’, Verbania, Italy