Beethoven and the Romantic spirit
The composer’s Third Cello Sonata, an underrated masterwork, cuts up the musical form and reassembles it anew.
ByNew Times,
New Thinking.
The composer’s Third Cello Sonata, an underrated masterwork, cuts up the musical form and reassembles it anew.
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