Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: James Ehnes, Andrew Armstrong
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Onyx
Release: 2019
Size: 586 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1
01. I. Allegro con brio
02. II. Tema con Variazioni
03. III. Rondo – Allegro
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 12 No. 2
04. I. Allegro vivace
05. II. Andante, piu tosto Allegretto
06. III. Allegro piacevole
Violin Sonata No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 No. 39
07. I. Allegro con spirito
08. II. Adagio con molt’ espressione
09. III. Rondo – Allegro molto
10. Variations (12) for piano & violin in F major on Mozart’s ‘Se vuol’ballare’, WoO 40
The second volume of the Beethoven Violin Sonata cycle, from James Ehnes and Andrew Armstrong,follows the critically acclaimed release of sonatas nos. 6 &9 ‘Kreutzer’.
“Ehnes and Armstrong are stunningly responsive in the finale,” (op.47) and “ravishing in the slow movement” (op.30/1), said Gramophone of the earlier album, concluding the review by describing it as “a compelling addition to Ehnes and Armstrong’s remarkable discography.”
This new album contains the three early op.12 sonatas (which Beethoven dedicated to his teacher Antonio Salieri) and ends with the early variations from a theme from Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro.