COMPOSERS: Beethoven
LABELS: Litmus
WORKS: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 5/2; Cello Sonata in A, Op. 69
PERFORMER: Toby Turton (cello), Peter Hewitt (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: LIT 102-2 (distr. tel/fax 01923 269037)
Depending upon your point of view, this is either a bold or foolhardy undertaking. There’s nothing to commend these Beethoven performances from Turton and Hewitt beyond a certain base-line technical facility. Recorded sound is poor, and these accounts falter alarmingly at times. Michael Jameson
Beethoven: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 5/2; Cello Sonata in A, Op. 69
Depending upon your point of view, this is either a bold or foolhardy undertaking. There’s nothing to commend these Beethoven performances from Turton and Hewitt beyond a certain base-line technical facility. Recorded sound is poor, and these accounts falter alarmingly at times. Michael Jameson
Our rating
2
Published: January 20, 2012 at 1:15 pm