Duo Concertante - Beethoven Violin and Piano Sonatas (2013)
BAND/ARTIST: Duo Concertante
- Title: Beethoven Violin and Piano Sonatas
- Year Of Release: 2013
- Label: Marquis Classics
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 03:37:00
- Total Size: 952 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
CD1
01. Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 12, No. 3: I. Allegro con spirito
02. Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 12, No. 3: II. Adagio con molt' espressione
03. Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 12, No. 3: III. Rondo. Allegro molto
04. Sonata in A Minor, Op. 23: I. Presto
05. Sonata in A Minor, Op. 23: II. Andante scherzoso, piu allegretto
06. Sonata in A Minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro molto
07. Sonata in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1: I.Allegro con brio
08. Sonata in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1: II. Tema con variazioni. Andante con moto
09. Sonata in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro
10. Sonata in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3: I. Allegro assai
11. Sonata in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3: II. Tempo di menuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
12. Sonata in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3: III. Allegro vivace
CD2
01. Sonata in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": I. Allegro
02. Sonata in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": II. Adagio molto espressivo
03. Sonata in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
04. Sonata in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
05. Sonata in A Major, Op. 12, No. 2: I. Allegro vivace
06. Sonata in A Major, Op. 12, No. 2: II. Andante piu tosto allegretto
07. Sonata in A Major, Op. 12, No. 2: III. Adagio
08. Sonata in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": I. Adagio sostenuto – Presto
09. Sonata in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": II. Andante con variazioni
10. Sonata in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": III. Presto
CD3
01. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 2: I. Allegro con brio
02. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile
03. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro
04. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 2: IV. Finale. Allegro
05. Sonata in A Major, Op. 30, No. 1: I. Allegro
06. Sonata in A Major, Op. 30, No. 1: II. Adagio
07. Sonata in A Major, Op. 30, No. 1: III. Allegretto con variazioni
08. Sonata in G Major, Op. 96: I. Allegro moderato
09. Sonata in G Major, Op. 96: II. Adagio con espressivo
10. Sonata in G Major, Op. 96: III. Scherzo. Allegro – Trio
11. Sonata in G Major, Op. 96: IV. Scherzo. Poco allegretto
Canada's Duo Concertante is a young married couple, and you might think that tackling the numerous interpretive challenges of Beethoven's sonatas for violin and piano would strain the best of marriages. These works are a mixed bag consisting mostly of youthful pieces in transition between the earlier, piano-dominated conception of the genre and the more equal relationship between the two instruments that prevailed from Beethoven onward. Beethoven's set of ten is capped by two undoubted masterpieces: the ferocious Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ("Kreuzter"), a work that bespeaks as well as any the political tumult of the age and adds an intriguing ethnic dimension (Beethoven toyed with the subtitle "Sonata mulattica composta per il mulatto Brischdauer [the Barbadian-Polish violinist George Bridgetower], gran pazzo e compositore mulattico" (Mulatto Sonata composed for the mulatto Bridgetower, the big, crazy, mulatto composer), and the luminous Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96. In the latter piece, which anticipates the economy and the transcendental quality of Beethoven's late masterpieces, the Duo Concertante is at its best. The performances, played on modern instruments, are straightforward, quiet, and generally not far from the middle of the road, and their distinctive quality is the close sense of ensemble that may sometimes develop among family groups or other duos of long standing. The Op. 96 sonata unrolls here with an arresting lightness and grace. The earlier sonatas in general contain nothing that will change one's understanding of the music, but they again benefit from an organic-seeming quality deriving from the relationship between the performers and aiding the problems of balance in these works. The "Kreutzer" sonata's big first movement is taken quite slowly, and the performance never quite catches the weight of this work. As a whole, this is a reasonable budget choice of Beethoven's violin sonatas, with the best saved for last.
CD1
01. Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 12, No. 3: I. Allegro con spirito
02. Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 12, No. 3: II. Adagio con molt' espressione
03. Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 12, No. 3: III. Rondo. Allegro molto
04. Sonata in A Minor, Op. 23: I. Presto
05. Sonata in A Minor, Op. 23: II. Andante scherzoso, piu allegretto
06. Sonata in A Minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro molto
07. Sonata in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1: I.Allegro con brio
08. Sonata in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1: II. Tema con variazioni. Andante con moto
09. Sonata in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro
10. Sonata in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3: I. Allegro assai
11. Sonata in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3: II. Tempo di menuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
12. Sonata in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3: III. Allegro vivace
CD2
01. Sonata in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": I. Allegro
02. Sonata in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": II. Adagio molto espressivo
03. Sonata in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
04. Sonata in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
05. Sonata in A Major, Op. 12, No. 2: I. Allegro vivace
06. Sonata in A Major, Op. 12, No. 2: II. Andante piu tosto allegretto
07. Sonata in A Major, Op. 12, No. 2: III. Adagio
08. Sonata in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": I. Adagio sostenuto – Presto
09. Sonata in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": II. Andante con variazioni
10. Sonata in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": III. Presto
CD3
01. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 2: I. Allegro con brio
02. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile
03. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro
04. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 2: IV. Finale. Allegro
05. Sonata in A Major, Op. 30, No. 1: I. Allegro
06. Sonata in A Major, Op. 30, No. 1: II. Adagio
07. Sonata in A Major, Op. 30, No. 1: III. Allegretto con variazioni
08. Sonata in G Major, Op. 96: I. Allegro moderato
09. Sonata in G Major, Op. 96: II. Adagio con espressivo
10. Sonata in G Major, Op. 96: III. Scherzo. Allegro – Trio
11. Sonata in G Major, Op. 96: IV. Scherzo. Poco allegretto
Canada's Duo Concertante is a young married couple, and you might think that tackling the numerous interpretive challenges of Beethoven's sonatas for violin and piano would strain the best of marriages. These works are a mixed bag consisting mostly of youthful pieces in transition between the earlier, piano-dominated conception of the genre and the more equal relationship between the two instruments that prevailed from Beethoven onward. Beethoven's set of ten is capped by two undoubted masterpieces: the ferocious Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ("Kreuzter"), a work that bespeaks as well as any the political tumult of the age and adds an intriguing ethnic dimension (Beethoven toyed with the subtitle "Sonata mulattica composta per il mulatto Brischdauer [the Barbadian-Polish violinist George Bridgetower], gran pazzo e compositore mulattico" (Mulatto Sonata composed for the mulatto Bridgetower, the big, crazy, mulatto composer), and the luminous Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96. In the latter piece, which anticipates the economy and the transcendental quality of Beethoven's late masterpieces, the Duo Concertante is at its best. The performances, played on modern instruments, are straightforward, quiet, and generally not far from the middle of the road, and their distinctive quality is the close sense of ensemble that may sometimes develop among family groups or other duos of long standing. The Op. 96 sonata unrolls here with an arresting lightness and grace. The earlier sonatas in general contain nothing that will change one's understanding of the music, but they again benefit from an organic-seeming quality deriving from the relationship between the performers and aiding the problems of balance in these works. The "Kreutzer" sonata's big first movement is taken quite slowly, and the performance never quite catches the weight of this work. As a whole, this is a reasonable budget choice of Beethoven's violin sonatas, with the best saved for last.
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