Cellist Alisa Weilerstein and pianist Inon Barnatan present a complete recording of
Beethoven’s cello sonatas. Composed over a span of nearly twenty years, these works
not only contain some of the most appealing and lyrical music Beethoven wrote, but
also allow the listener to trace his exceptional artistic development. The third sonata,
moreover, is a watershed in sonata writing, arguably presenting the cello and piano as
fully equal partners for the first time in music history. The richness of these works fully
comes to life in the interpretation of Weilerstein and Barnatan, who have – besides
glorious solo careers – also proven to be one of the most congenial chamber music
tandems of our times. Their wonderful musical partnership and profound friendship
shines through in each of these sonatas.
Since signing an exclusive contract with PENTATONE, Alisa Weilerstein has released
Transfigured Night (2018) as well as Bach’s Cello Suites (2020), while also featuring on
Old Souls (2019) and Inon Barnatan’s Beethoven Piano Concertos Part 1 (2019), on which
she performed the composer’s Triple Concerto. This album was part of Inon Barnatan’s
complete Beethoven piano concertos recordings on PENTATONE, of which Part 2
appeared in 2020. 2021 saw the release of his solo album Time Traveler’s Suite.