The 10 Violin Sonatas

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Yehudi Menuhin & Louis Kentner

The 10 Violin Sonatas is a collection of violin sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1798 and 1812. The works chart Beethoven's development from his early classical style to a more expansive middle-period language, combining lyrical passages, increased technical demands for both instruments and formal innovations that helped redefine the violin–piano duo repertoire.
First released: 12th March 2002

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23: I. Presto
    5:23
  2. 2.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2: I. Allegro con brio
    8:07
  3. 3.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio
    6:11
  4. 4.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile
    10:49
  5. 5.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23: II. Andante scherzoso, più allegretto
    6:37
  6. 6.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1: II. Tema con Variazioni. Andante con moto
    8:03
  7. 7.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro
    3:35
  8. 8.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro
    4:57
  9. 9.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro molto
    5:49
  10. 10.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring": I. Allegro
    7:20
  11. 11.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2: IV. Finale. Allegro - Presto
    5:14
  12. 12.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in A major, Op. 12 No. 2: I. Allegro vivace
    6:49
  13. 13.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3: I. Allegro assai
    6:42
  14. 14.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in A major, Op. 12 No. 2: II. Andante più tosto allegretto
    6:07
  15. 15.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring": II. Adagio molto espressivo
    6:40
  16. 16.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in A major, Op. 12 No. 2: III. Allegro piacevole
    4:43
  17. 17.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3: II. Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
    7:36
  18. 18.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring": III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
    1:11
  19. 19.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 12 No. 3: I. Allegro con spirito
    6:18
  20. 20.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3: III. Allegro vivace
    3:36
  21. 21.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring": IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
    6:28
  22. 22.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto
    12:00
  23. 23.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 10 in G major, Op. 96: I. Allegro moderato
    10:58
  24. 24.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 12 No. 3: II. Adagio con molto espressione
    7:35
  25. 25.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": II. Andante con variazioni
    15:45
  26. 26.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 10 in G major, Op. 96: II. Adagio espressivo
    7:20
  27. 27.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 12 No. 3: III. Rondo. Allegro molto
    4:21
  28. 28.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 6 in A major, Op. 30 No. 1: I. Allegro
    7:30
  29. 29.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 10 in G major, Op. 96: III. Scherzo. Allegro
    1:48
  30. 30.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": III. Finale. Presto
    7:11
  31. 31.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 6 in A major, Op. 30 No. 1: II. Adagio molto espressivo
    8:34
  32. 32.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 10 in G major, Op. 96: IV. Poco Allegretto
    10:06
  33. 33.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 6 in A major, Op. 30 No. 1: III. Allegretto con variazioni
    8:22

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