Composer: Antonín Dvořák, César Auguste Franck, Edvard Hagerup Grieg
Performer: Renaud Capuçon, Khatia Buniatishvili
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Erato
Catalogue: 2564625018
Release: 2014
Size: 1.3 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Franck: Violin Sonata in A major
01. I. Allegretto ben moderato
02. II. Allegro
03. III. Recitativo-Fantasia. Ben moderato – Molto lento – a tempo moderato
04. IV. Allegretto poco mosso
Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45
05. I. Allegro molto ed appassionato
06. II. Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza
07. III. Allegro animato
Dvořák: Romantic Pieces for Violin & Piano, Op. 75
08. I. Allegro moderato
09. II. Allegro maestoso
10. III. Allegro appassionato
11. IV. Larghetto
Renaud Capuçon has established himself as an artist with a reputation for impeccable performances and fine interpretations of classics and lesser-known repertoire. From his most recent album with critically-acclaimed readings of the Bach Violin Concertos and the Vasks Violin Concerto, to the Beethoven/ Korngold and Brahms/Berg concertos, Renaud has become known for the breadth of his repertoire, his world-class chamber music partners, and the quality of his playing.
For this album he recorded a recital for violin and piano – his first since the Beethoven Sonatas with Frank Braley in 2010 – and partners with Khatia Buniatishvili for a disc of some of the most powerful works from the Romantic period, all composed during the autumn/winter of 1886-1887. Also a great friend and regular chamber music partner of Martha Argerich, Khatia Buniatishvili is one of the fastest-rising young pianists of recent years, making her debut recording for Sony in 2011, receiving the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award in 2010, and in 2012 being named Best Newcomer of the Year at the Echo Klassik awards.