Beethoven: Complete Works for Cello and Piano

Pierre Fournier’s and Friedrich Gulda’s legendary 1959 recordings of Beethoven’s complete works for cello and piano (5 Sonatas, 3 Variation Cycles).

• First complete release on Vinyl.

• Newly remastered at Half-Speed from original sources by Emil Berliner Studios .

• 180g pressings by Optimal .

• Sleeves adapted from the original artwork.

• 4-page booklet with liner notes by Pierre Fournier’s son Jean Fonda and by Reinhard Beuth (German, English); artist photos and track-listing.

• Includes 16 individual facsimilesof the recording documentation.

• Digital download voucher.

• Limited Edition

“No living cellist has eclipsed Pierre Fournier’s Beethoven cycle with Friedrich Gulda.” – Fanfare

“These recordings make an excellent contrast to the sweeping Romanticism of Rostropovich and Richter. Fournier plays with elegance, Gulda with probing thoughtfulness.” – BBC Music Magazine