Sonatas for Violin & Piano Nos. 4, 6, 7 & 8

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Zino Francescatti & Robert Casadesus

Sonatas for Violin & Piano Nos. 4, 6, 7 & 8 are a set of violin sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed and published between 1798 and 1803. Rooted in the Classical style, the works feature close dialogue between violin and piano, clear sonata structures and increasing technical and harmonic complexity that foreshadow Beethoven's middle-period expansion of form and expressive range in his chamber music.

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  1. 1.
    Sonata no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: I. Presto
    4:51
  2. 2.
    Sonata no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: II. Andante scherzoso, più Allegretto
    5:05
  3. 3.
    Sonata no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: III. Allegro molto
    5:31
  4. 4.
    Sonata no. 6 in A major, op. 30, no. 1: I. Allegro
    5:40
  5. 5.
    Sonata no. 6 in A major, op. 30, no. 1: II. Adagio molto espressivo
    7:21
  6. 6.
    Sonata no. 6 in A major, op. 30, no. 1: III. Allegretto con variazioni
    7:19
  7. 7.
    Sonata no. 7 in C minor, op. 30, no. 2: I. Allegro con brio
    7:15
  8. 8.
    Sonata no. 7 in C minor, op. 30, no. 2: II. Adagio cantabile
    8:40
  9. 9.
    Sonata no. 7 in C minor, op. 30, no. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro
    3:03
  10. 10.
    Sonata no. 7 in C minor, op. 30, no. 2: IV. Finale. Allegro
    5:04
  11. 11.
    Sonata no. 8 in G major, op. 30, no. 3: I. Allegro assai
    5:50
  12. 12.
    Sonata no. 8 in G major, op. 30, no. 3: II. Tempo di menuetto ma molto moderato e grazioso
    6:57
  13. 13.
    Sonata no. 8 in G major, op. 30, no. 3: III. Allegro vivace
    3:25

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