Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Artists: Kristóf Baráti (violin), Klára Würtz (piano)
Tracklist below.
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Sonatas for piano with violin, Beethoven thought of them, and the early set of three Op. 12 does seem to look back towards the early Classical, even late-Baroque emphasis on the multi-voiced part to which the violin adds emphasis or decoration as required. But the genre matured with Beethoven, and by the time of the ‘Kreutzer’ he was composing a fullyfledged, pre-Romantic virtuoso journey for the combination, vast in breadth of expression and length. These works have always attracted great artists, but every generation must come to them afresh, and here are two superb musicians from Hungary to add their own approach: on ‘traditional’ rather than ‘period’ instruments but interpretatively untrammelled by one or another performing dogma.
Kristóf Baráti is one of the most exciting violinists of the younger generation. After winning several important prizes (top-3 prize winner of the Elizabeth Competition when he was 18 years old, first prize at the prestigious Paganini Competition in Moscow) he is building an international career, playing with important orchestras and conductors (Ivan Fischer, Charles Dutoit, Marek Janovski, Kurt Masur).
Klára Würtz needs little introduction to Brilliant Classics fans: her many recordings (Mozart, Schubert, Schumann) show an exceptional artist, with a natural musical instinct, effortless virtuosity and heart-warming charisma.
00:00:00 Violin Sonata No. 1 in D, Op. 12 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio
00:08:01 Violin Sonata No. 1 in D, Op. 12 No. 1: II. Tema con variazioni
00:14:45 Violin Sonata No. 1 in D, Op. 12 No. 1: III. Rondo: Allegro
00:19:01 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 12 No. 2: I. Allegro vivace
00:25:02 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 12 No. 2: II. Andante, più tosto allegretto
00:30:02 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 12 No. 2: III. Allegro piacevole
00:34:45 Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 12 No. 3: I. Allegro con spirito
00:42:49 Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 12 No. 3: II. Adagio con molt’espressione
00:48:15 Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 12 No. 3: III. Rondo: Allegro molto
00:52:12 Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23: I. Presto
00:59:08 Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23: II. Andante scherzoso, più allegretto
01:06:08 Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro molto
01:10:57 Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24 ‘Spring’: I. Allegro
01:20:03 Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24 ‘Spring’: II. Adagio molto espressivo
01:25:35 Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24 ‘Spring’: III. Scherzo: Allegro molto
01:26:36 Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24 ‘Spring’: IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
01:32:46 Violin Sonata No. 6 in A, Op. 30 No. 1: I. Allegro
01:39:37 Violin Sonata No. 6 in A, Op. 30 No. 1: II. Adagio molto espressivo
01:46:31 Violin Sonata No. 6 in A, Op. 30 No. 1: III. Allegretto con variazioni
01:54:02 Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: I. Allegro con brio
02:01:09 Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile
02:09:48 Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: III. Scherzo, allegro
02:13:01 Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: IV. Finale: Allegro
02:17:39 Violin Sonata No. 8 in G, Op. 30 No. 3: I. Allegro assai
02:23:23 Violin Sonata No. 8 in G, Op. 30 No. 3: II. Tempo di menuetto
02:30:56 Violin Sonata No. 8 in G, Op. 30 No. 3: III. Allegro vivace
02:34:08 Violin Sonata No. 9 in A, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer’: I. Adagio sostenuto – Presto
02:47:01 Violin Sonata No. 9 in A, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer’: II. Andante con variazioni
03:01:23 Violin Sonata No. 9 in A, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer’: III. Finale: Presto
03:09:42 Violin Sonata No. 10 in G, Op. 96: I. Allegro moderato
03:19:48 Violin Sonata No. 10 in G, Op. 96: II. Adagio espressivo
03:25:05 Violin Sonata No. 10 in G, Op. 96: III. Scherzo: Allegro
03:26:54 Violin Sonata No. 10 in G, Op. 96: IV. Poco allegretto