Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: James Ehnes, Andrew Armstrong
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Onyx
Release: 2020
Size: 633 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23
01. I. Presto
02. II. Andante scherzoso piu Allegretto
03. III. Allegro molto
Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 ‘Spring’
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Adagio molto espressivo
06. III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
07. IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
08. German Dances (6), WoO 42
09. Rondo for Piano and Violin in G major, WoO 41
Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3
10. I. Allegro assai
11. II. Tempo di Minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
12. III. Allegro vivace
This, the third release in the complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas from James Ehnes and Andrew Armstrong will be eagerly awaited by their fans. The earlier albums ONYX4170 (Nos.9 ‘Kreutzer’ & 6) and ONYX4177 (Nos.1-3, Variations WoO40) received outstanding reviews. Gramophone said of ONYX4177 ‘ With some discs, you can just tell that everything’s going to go like a dream’.
On the new album the popular ‘Spring’ sonata is framed by the strange, beguiling 4th sonata and the good natured 8th. An early Rondo and a set of German Dances complete the generous programme.