Martin Berteau (1691 – 1771) Sonata op n.3 in G major Allegro, Grave, Allegro

This sonata in G major became one of the most popular Baroque works for cello and piano and was thought to be written by Giovanni Battista Sammartini (c.1698-1775) , however scholars now attribute this piece to the French cellist and composer Martin Berteau (1709-71), one of the founders of the French cello tradition. It was originally written for cello and bass continuo, this version for cello and piano was arranged by Leonard Rose .

Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Sonata op. 5 no 1 in F major Adagio sostenuto Allegro, Rondo Allegro Vivace

Written in 1796 while in Berlin for the great cellist Duport, the sonata is dedicated to the King of Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm II, himself a keen cellist. It was premiered in court by Beethoven and Duport's brother Jean-Louis.

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Cesar Franck 1822/1890 Sonata in A major Allegretto ben moderato, Allegro :Recitativo-Fantasia (Ben moderato), Allegretto poco mosso.

This sonata was written in 1886 for Ysaye and is considered one of the finest sonatas for violin and piano ever written. The setting for cello and piano was the only alternative version sanctioned by Franck. This was created by the renowned cellist Jules Delsart. After thorough historical study based on reliable documents, Delsart's transcription for cello where the piano part remains the same as in the violin sonata was published by G. Henle Verlag as an Urtext edition. Based on oral history by Pablo Casals and a letter written by Antoine Ysaye, Eugène Ysaÿe's son, it has often been speculated that the work was first conceived as a sonata for cello and piano, and only later reset for violin and piano when the commission from Eugène Ysaÿe arrived.

Michael Kevin Jones

The English cellist, Michael Kevin Jones was born in Watford and studied Music Performance Piano/Cello at the Royal College of Music in London. While a student there he was chosen to play for the royal family and awarded a German government scholarship for further study in Köln. He continued his studies at the Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf with Johnannes Goritzki His teachers included Pauline Ballard, Dulce Haigh Marshall, Michael Evans and Joan Dickson.

Michael has found a unique place for himself among today's performers. After his studies he quickly became solo cellist and toured the world with top musical groups. He has developed a non-conventional career incorporating multi-musical activities and is also a teacher and coach.

As member of 'the Jones Maruri cello guitar duo, Michael had his first top 10 selling CD 'Original music for cello and guitar' in Hong Kong and China and as a soloist his recording of the complete J.S. Bach' Cello Suites (BWV 1007) on a 1667 Stradivarius cello for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has received international critical acclaim and several audio awards.

He has recently started performing with John Bryden with whom he studied piano at Dartington College of Arts and they have just released their first album Cello Meditation together.

John Bryden

Pianist John Bryden was born in Edinburgh and went to Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He studied with Peter Katin in London and in master classes in Siena and in Bonn with Guido Agosti and Claudio Arrau. He also benefited greatly from the advice of Clifford Curzon and Hans Keller.

John’s concert career has taken him from California to Kathmandu via the Wigmore Hall and around the world on the MS Saga Rose and the MS Saga Pearl. For ACE Cultural Tours he has led over 150 tours within Europe , playing in houses or museums associated with Handel, Haydn, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Smetana, Chopin, Liszt, Schumann, Dvorak, Grieg and Elgar.

As a double bass player in the National Youth Orchestra he played at Bristol's Colston Hall and as pianist in the Dartington Trio in a series of lunchtime concerts in St George’s, Brandon Hill.

At Dartington International Summer School he played for master classes given by Jacqueline du Pre. He is now delighted to be giving concerts with his former piano student at Dartington, Michael Kevin Jones.

John Bryden

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