Henryk Szeryng, Ingrid Haebler - Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 5, 4 & 9 (1978) [2026 SACD]

These highly acclaimed recordings by Ingrid Haebler (piano) and Henryk Szeryng (violin) are part of their complete cycle of Beethoven violin sonatas, originally recorded for Philips Classics in the late 1970s.

Critics describe the interplay between Haebler and Szeryng as a true partnership of equals, in which neither instrument dominates. (Classics Today)

Tracks:

Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"
[1] I. Allegro
[2] II. Adagio molto espressivo
[3] III. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
[4] IV. Rondo (Allegro ma non troppo)

Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23
[5] I. Presto
[6] II. Andante scherzoso. piu allegretto
[7] III. Allegro molto

Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
[8] I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto
[9] II. Andante con variazioni
[10] III. Finale (Presto)

Personnel:

Henryk Szeryng (violin)
Ingrid Haebler (piano)

Recorded at La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, on January 2-10, 1978 (“Sonata For Violin And Piano No. 5”), January 1-14, 1978 (“Sonata For Violin And Piano No. 4”) and December 15-19, 1979 (“Sonata For Violin And Piano No. 9”)