Tamsin Waley-Cohen & Huw Watkins - Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 5 & 8 (2020) [Hi-Res]

Artist: Tamsin Waley-Cohen & Huw Watkins
Title: Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 5 & 8
Year Of Release: 2020
Label: Signum Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 63:34
Total Size: 266 MB / 1.17 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 5 & 8
Year Of Release: 2020
Label: Signum Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 63:34
Total Size: 266 MB / 1.17 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio (9:29)
02. Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: II. Tema con variazioni. Andante con moto (7:20)
03. Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro (4:50)
04. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": I. Allegro (10:08)
05. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": II. Adagio molto espressivo (6:10)
06. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": III. Scherzo. Allegro molto (1:08)
07. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo (7:10)
08. Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3: I. Allegro assai (6:06)
09. Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3: II. Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso (7:47)
10. Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3: III. Allegro vivace (3:32)
Beethoven’s twelve violin sonatas add up to a comprehensive exploration of the possibilities and potential of writing for the two instruments on equal terms – possibilities that he was ideally placed to understand. The three sonatas on this recording are waypoints on a journey, crafted by a composer who was both violinist and pianist, and who never ceased exploring the practical possibilities of the instruments for which he wrote.