Shunske Sato, Shuann Chai - BEE1H0VEN: The Complete Violin Sonatas (Fortepianio & Violin) (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 1 in D Major , Op. 12 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio (Fortepianio & Violin)
02. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 1 in D Major , Op. 12 No. 1: II. Tema con Variazioni: I. Andante con moto (Fortepianio & Violin)
03. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 1 in D Major , Op. 12 No. 1: III. Rondo: I. Allegro (Fortepianio & Violin)
04. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 2 in A Major , Op. 12 No. 2: I. Allegro vivace (Fortepianio & Violin)
05. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 2 in A Major , Op. 12 No. 2: II. Andante più tosto Allegretto (Fortepianio & Violin)
06. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 2 in A Major , Op. 12 No. 2: III. Allegro piacevole (Fortepianio & Violin)
07. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 3 in E-flat Major , Op. 12 No. 3: I. Allegro con spirito (Fortepianio & Violin)
08. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 3 in E-flat Major , Op. 12 No. 3: II. Adagio con molta espressione (Fortepianio & Violin)
09. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 3 in E-flat Major , Op. 12 No. 3: III. Rondo: I. Allegro molto (Fortepianio & Violin)
10. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 4 in A Minor , Op. 23: I. Presto (Fortepianio & Violin)
11. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 4 in A Minor , Op. 23: II. Andante scherzoso più Allegretto (Fortepianio & Violin)
12. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 4 in A Minor , Op. 23: III. Allegromolto (Fortepianio & Violin)
13. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 5 in F Major , Op. 24 ‘Spring’: I. Allegro (Fortepianio & Violin)
14. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 5 in F Major , Op. 24 ‘Spring’: II. Adagio molto espressivo (Fortepianio & Violin)
15. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 5 in F Major , Op. 24 ‘Spring’: III. Scherzo: I. Allegro molto (Fortepianio & Violin)
16. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 5 in F Major , Op. 24 ‘Spring’: IV. Rondo: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Fortepianio & Violin)
17. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 6 in A Major , Op. 30 No. 1: I. Allegro (Fortepianio & Violin)
18. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 6 in A Major , Op. 30 No. 1: II. Adagio molto espressivo (Fortepianio & Violin)
19. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 6 in A Major , Op. 30 No. 1: III. Allegretto con Variazioni (Fortepianio & Violin)
20. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 7 in C Minor , Op. 30 No. 2: I. Allegro con brio (Fortepianio & Violin)
21. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 7 in C Minor , Op. 30 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile (Fortepianio & Violin)
22. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 7 in C Minor , Op. 30 No. 2: III. Scherzo: I. Allegro (Fortepianio & Violin)
23. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 7 in C Minor , Op. 30 No. 2: IV. Finale: I. Allegro (Fortepianio & Violin)
24. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 8 in G Major , Op. 30 No. 3: I. Allegro assai (Fortepianio & Violin)
25. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 8 in G Major , Op. 30 No. 3: II. Tempo di Minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso (Fortepianio & Violin)
26. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 8 in G Major , Op. 30 No. 3: III. Allegro vivace (Fortepianio & Violin)
27. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 9 in A Major , Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer/Bridgetower’: I. Adagio sostenuto (Fortepianio & Violin)
28. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 9 in A Major , Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer/Bridgetower’: II. Andante con Variazioni (Fortepianio & Violin)
29. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 9 in A Major , Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer/Bridgetower’: III. Presto (Fortepianio & Violin)
30. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 10 in G Major , Op. 96 ‘The Cockrow’: I. Allegro moderato (Fortepianio & Violin)
31. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 10 in G Major , Op. 96 ‘The Cockrow’: II. Adagio espressivo (Fortepianio & Violin)
32. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 10 in G Major , Op. 96 ‘The Cockrow’: III. Scherzo (Fortepianio & Violin)
33. Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 10 in G Major , Op. 96 ‘The Cockrow’: IV. Poco Allegretto (Fortepianio & Violin)

This Boundary-Challenging new recording of Beethoven’s complete Sonatas for Piano and Violin features the acclaimed duo: violinist Shunske Sato and pianist Shuann Chai.

How far can you push Beethoven’s music? What’s the breaking point? Is there one? Shuann Chai (fortepiano) and Shunske Sato (violin) delve into this wonderful world of emotionality and arresting drama, inspired by the wealth of writings by and about Beethoven. Embracing historical sources and performance practices, they seek to inhabit and unleash the magic and message that these sonatas, even after two centuries, can move us with.

The motivation to make this recording arose when Shunske Sato and Shuann Chai played all Sonatas as a mini-marathon. It turned out to be a worthy endeavor: they got tremendously positive feedback. This recording allows them to share ‘their’ Beethoven with even more people.

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