The Violin Sonatas: "Kreutzer" / "Spring"

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Itzhak Perlman & Vladimir Ashkenazy

The Violin Sonatas is an album of two violin sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1801 and 1803. Musically, the works showcase Classical-era forms with expanded expressive and technical demands on both violin and piano, combining lyrical passages with virtuosic writing and illustrating a development in Beethoven's middle-period compositional approach.
First released: 1983

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Violin Sonata no. 9 in A major, op. 47 "Kreutzer": I. Adagio sostenuto – Presto – Adagio
    11:50
  2. 2.
    Violin Sonata no. 9 in A major, op. 47 "Kreutzer": II. Andante con variazioni
    16:30
  3. 3.
    Violin Sonata no. 9 in A major, op. 47 "Kreutzer": III. Finale. Presto
    8:56
  4. 4.
    Violin Sonata no. 5 in F major, op. 24 "Spring": I. Allegro
    9:52
  5. 5.
    Violin Sonata no. 5 in F major, op. 24 "Spring": II. Adagio molto espressivo
    6:27
  6. 6.
    Violin Sonata no. 5 in F major, op. 24 "Spring": III. Scherzo & Trio: Allegro molto
    1:14
  7. 7.
    Violin Sonata no. 5 in F major, op. 24 "Spring": IV. Allegro ma non troppo
    6:48

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