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Tamsin Waley-Cohen & Huw Watkins
Beethoven Violin Sonatas 1, 5 & 8
- Type CD
- Label Signum Classics
- UPC 0635212061824
- Catalog number SIGCD 618
- Release date 26 June 2020
About the album
Beethoven’s twelve violin sonatas add up to a comprehensive exploration of the possibilities and potential of writing for the two instruments on equal terms – possibilities that he was ideally placed to understand. The three sonatas on this recording are waypoints on a journey, crafted by a composer who was both violinist and pianist, and who never ceased exploring the practical possibilities of the instruments for which he wrote.
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11Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1 I. Allegro con brio
09:28 -
12Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1 II. Tema con variazioni. Andante con moto
07:20 -
13Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1 III. Rondo. Allegro
04:50 -
14Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 'Spring' I. Allegro
10:08 -
15Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 'Spring' II. Adagio molto espressivo
06:10 -
16Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 'Spring' III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
01:08 -
17Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 'Spring' IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
07:10 -
18Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3 I. Allegro assai
06:06 -
19Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3 II. Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
07:47 -
110Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3 III. Allegro vivace
03:32