Pianist Iain Burnside with a recommendation of the ultimate recording of the third, and arguably greatest, of Beethoven's five sonatas for cello and piano.

Beethoven's Cello Sonata No 3, Op 69

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Beethoven's Cello Sonata No 3, Op 69

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