Salvatore Accardo & Stefania Redaelli - Edvard Grieg: Sonatas for Violin and Piano No. 1, 2, 3 (2022) [DSD & Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Sonata No.1 in F major Op. 8 Allegro con brio
02. Sonata No.1 in F major Op. 8 Allegretto quasi andantino
03. Sonata No.1 in F major Op. 8 Allegro molto vivace
04. Sonata No.2 in G major Op. 13 Lento doloroso - Poco allegro - Allegro vivace
05. Sonata No.2 in G major Op. 13 Allegretto tranquillo
06. Sonata No.2 in G major Op. 13 Allegro animato
07. Sonata No.3 in C minor Op. 45 I. Allegro molto ed appassionato
08. Sonata No.3 in C minor Op. 45 II. Allegretto espressivo alla romanza
09. Sonata No.3 in C minor Op. 45 III. Allegro animato

Of Grieg’s seventy-four published works, only five are for chamber music, and no less than three of these are Violin Sonatas. His favourite instrument was the piano, but the influence of Norwegian violinist and composer Ole Bull (1810-1880), patron of young Edvard’s career, was enormous.

Grieg confessed to considering the Violin Sonatas among his best works, each representing a different phase in his development: ‘the first a little naive, but rich in ideas, the second Nordic, and the third with a broader horizon’, he wrote to his friend Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. The composer’s connection to his homeland, Norway, was very deep. ...

Salvatore Accardo, violin
Stefania Redaelli, piano

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