Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, César Auguste Franck, Robert Schumann
Performer: Renaud Capuçon, Martha Argerich
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Catalogue: 4863533
Release: 2022
Size: 835 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105
01. I. Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck
02. II. Allegretto
03. III. Lebhaft
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer’
04. I. Adagio sostenuto – Presto
05. II. Andante con variazioni
06. III. Finale (Presto)
Franck: Violin Sonata in A major
07. I. Allegretto ben moderato
08. II. Allegro
09. III. Recitativo – Fantasia (Ben moderato)
10. IV. Allegretto poco mosso
French violinist Renaud Capuçon launched a new long-term partnership with the famous German label Deutsche Grammophon in 2022, which is intended to ‘present classical music in an innovative way’. For this first release on DGG, the violinist reunites once more with pianist Martha Argerich. This isn’t new repertoire for the pianist, who continues to explore the pieces she knows by heart (her expertise in this repertoire has long been illustrated, alongside musicians such as Ivry Gitlis, Gidon Kremer, Itzhak Perlman, etc.). There’s nothing new here for Renaud Capuçon either—he’s already tackled the Schumann sonata with Argerich (Warner Classics, Lugano, 2011), officially recorded the Franck sonata with Khatia Buniatishvili (Erato) and the “Kreutzer” sonata with Frank Braley. However, these performances, recorded at the Easter Festival in Aix-en-Provence in April 2022, will be warmly received. How can anyone refuse the opportunity to listen to two artists who bounce off each other so well, both musically and as friends?