Isabelle Faust & Alexander Melnikov - Beethoven: Complete Sonatas for Piano & Violin (2009) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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CD1
01. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 1: I. Allegro con brio
02. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 1: II. Andante con moto. Tema con variazioni
03. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro
04. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 2: I. Allegro vivace
05. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 2: II. Andante, più tosto Allegretto
06. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 2: III. Allegro piacevole
07. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 3: I. Allegro con spirito
08. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 3: II. Adagio con molt'espressione
09. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 3: III. Rondo (Allegro molto)

CD2
01. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 4: I. Presto
02. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 4: II. Andante scherzoso, più Allegretto
03. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 4: III. Allegro molto
04. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 5-Spring: I. Allegro
05. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 5-Spring: II. Adagio molto espressivo
06. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 5-Spring: III. Allegro molto
07. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 5-Spring: IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
08. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 10-The Cockrow: I. Allegro moderato
09. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 10-The Cockrow: II. Adagio espressivo
10. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 10-The Cockrow: III. Scherzo
11. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 10-The Cockrow: IV. Poco Allegretto

CD3
01. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 6: I. Allegro
02. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 6: II. Adagio molto espressivo
03. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 6: III. Allegretto con variazioni
04. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 7: I. Allegro con brio
05. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 7: II. Adagio cantabile
06. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 7: III. Scherzo. Allegro
07. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 7: IV. Allegro
08. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 8: I. Allegro assai
09. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 8: II. Tempo di Minuetto
10. Sonata for Piano & Violin No. 8: III. Allegro vivace

CD4
01. Sonata for Piano & Violin, No. 9: I. Adagio sostenuto-Presto
02. Sonata for Piano & Violin, No. 9: II. Andante con variazioni
03. Sonata for Piano & Violin, No. 9: III. Finale-Presto

Johann van Beethoven first became aware of his son Ludwig's aptitude for music when the latter was amusing himself by 'scraping at' a violin. After lessons from his father, the boy was also taught by his cousin Franz Rovantini and became a string player of sufficient skill to play the viola in the Bonn opera orchestra from 1789 onwards. Between the ages of 20 and 24 he set down on paper his earliest compositions for violin and keyboard: a sonata in A major that remained unpublished (Hess 46), 12 variations on an aria from Le nozze di Figaro published in 1793 (WoO 40), a rondo in G major written in 1794 but only released to Simrock for publication much later, in 1808 (WoO 41), and six German dances composed in Prague in 1796 for the Countesses Thun (WoO 42). However, these pieces cannot rival the ten sonatas for violin and piano composed between 1797 and 1812 which Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov have long cherished the prospect of recording. The behind-the-scenes bonus documentary filmed on this occasion, gives an insight into the impressive work on documentation and interpretation that enabled them to get as close as possible to the composer's intentions.

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