Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Isabelle Faust, Alexander Melnikov
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Release: 2020
Size: 1.18 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Violin Sonata No. 24 in F major, K376
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante
03. III. Rondò. Allegretto grazioso
Violin Sonata No. 22 in A major, K305
04. I. Allegro di molto
05. II. Tema [con Variazioni]. Andante grazioso
Violin Sonata No. 18 in G major, K301
06. I. Allegro con spirito
07. II. Allegro
Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major, K. 378
08. I. Allegro moderato
09. II. Andantino sostenuto e cantabile
10. III. Rondeau. Allegro
Using period instruments, Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov breathe new life into these ‘sonatas for keyboard with violin accompaniment’, a tradition Mozart renewed from within, blazing the trail for Beethoven, Schubert and Schumann. The first volume was widely praised:
‘The greater similarity of tone between Faust’s sparkling violin and Melnikov’s glittering fortepiano (within an airier acoustic) results in a sound more akin to the jingling of small bells. It’s delicious’ (Gramophone).
‘In a world full of star violinists, all with technical facility and individual style, it’s rare to find one that everyone agrees is just – brilliant. Isabelle Faust is that violinist’ (The Strad).