James Ehnes & Andrew Armstrong - Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 4, 5, 8 Rondo in G & Six German Dances (2020) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23: I. Presto
02. Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23: II. Andante scherzoso piu Allegretto
03. Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro molto
04. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": I. Allegro
05. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": II. Adagio molto espressivo
06. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
07. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
08. Six German Dances, WoO 42
09. Rondo for violin & piano in G Major, WoO 41
10. Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30/3: I. Allegro assai
11. Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30/3: II. Tempo di Minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
12. Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30/3: III. Allegro vivace


This, the third release in the complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas from James Ehnes and Andrew Armstrong will be eagerly awaited by their fans. The earlier albums ONYX4170 (Nos.9 ‘Kreutzer’ & 6) and ONYX4177 (Nos.1-3, Variations WoO40) received outstanding reviews. Gramophone said of ONYX4177 ‘ With some discs, you can just tell that everything’s going to go like a dream’.

On the new album the popular ‘Spring’ sonata is framed by the strange, beguiling 4th sonata and the good natured 8th. An early Rondo and a set of German Dances complete the generous programme.

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