Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Performer: Alina Ibragimova, Cédric Tiberghien
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA68322
Release: 2022
Size: 2.56 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Violin Sonata in F major, MWV Q 26 (1838)
01. I. Allegro vivace
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Assai vivace
Violin Sonata in F minor, Op. 4
04. I. Adagio – Allegro moderato
05. II. Poco adagio
06. III. Allegro agitato
Violin Sonata in F major, MWV Q 7 (1820)
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Andante
09. III. Presto
10. Violin Sonata in D minor, MWV Q 18 (1825 – fragment)
Mendelssohn may have published only one violin sonata (the early Op 4), but that does not signify any lack of inspiration in the others—left in manuscript. The F major sonata which opens this programme is a particularly substantial and ambitious work.