Steinberg Duo - Franck, Dvořák & Grieg: Works for Violin & Piano (2015)

Tracklist

01. Andantino quietoso, Op. 6
02. Violin Sonata in A Major: I. Allegretto ben moderato
03. Violin Sonata in A Major: II. Allegro
04. Violin Sonata in A Major: III. Recitativo
05. Violin Sonata in A Major: IV. Allegretto poco mosso
06. Four Romantic Pieces, Op. 75, B. 150: I. Allegro moderato
07. Four Romantic Pieces, Op. 75, B. 150: II. Allegro maestoso
08. Four Romantic Pieces, Op. 75, B. 150: III. Allegro appassionato
09. Four Romantic Pieces, Op. 75, B. 150: IV. Larghetto
10. Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 45: I. Allegro molto ed appassionato
11. Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 45: II. Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza
12. Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 45: III. Allegro animato

The 2013 CD release of Sawyers & Elgar Violin Sonatas has enthralled the critics: Bruce Reader described their playing as having “the listener teetering on the edge of melancholy and joy”, while John France, for MusicWeb International, described the disc as “a startling discovery… an exemplary performance”. The Swiss magazine, Music und Theater wrote, “The interpretations of the Steinberg Duo are simply phenomenal. So lucid, passionate and unsentimental, they make the works sparkle”. Andrew Schartmann, writing for Music & Vision, stated, “Rarely does a recording exude so much energy while remaining sensitive to even the subtlest of details. From the first measure, we know that something special is unfolding before us — a quality that lasts through to the very end. In short, no amount of writing can do justice to the last three tracks on this disc.”

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