Bartók: Violin Sonatas

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As a duo they're breathtaking, with Tetzlaff soaring sweetly over Bartok's gritty piano part in the Sonata No. 1, with his soft-grained sound and almost breathy phrasing bringing a vocal quality... — Andrew McGregor, bbc.co.uk, 16th September 2004 More…

Release Date: 12th Jul 2004
Catalogue No: 5456682
Label: Erato
Length: 78 minutes

Gramophone Magazine

September 2004

Editor's Choice

Bartók: Violin Sonata No. 1, BB 84, Sz. 75

Work length33:25

Album only

Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Recorded: 2003-02-28
Recording Venue: Recorded live, February 2003. Koln, Germany.

I. Allegro appassionato

Track length12:04

Album only

II. Adagio

Track length11:32

Album only

III. Allegro

Track length9:49

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Bartók: Violin Sonata No. 2, BB 85, Sz. 76

Work length19:27

Album only

Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Recorded: 2003-02-28
Recording Venue: February 2003. recorded 'live', Koln, Germany.

I. Molto moderato

Track length8:09

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II. Allegretto

Track length11:18

Album only

Bartók: Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124, Sz. 117

Work length25:45

$4.00

$5.20

Christian Tetzlaff (violin)
Recorded: 2003-02-28
Recording Venue: February 2003 / recorded 'live', Koln, Germany

I. Tempo di ciaccona

Track length9:39

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II. Fuga

Track length4:14

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III. Melodia

Track length6:47

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IV. Presto

Track length5:05

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16th September 2004

As a duo they're breathtaking, with Tetzlaff soaring sweetly over Bartok's gritty piano part in the Sonata No. 1, with his soft-grained sound and almost breathy phrasing bringing a vocal quality to the fiddle part. Andsnes meanwhile sounds absolutely in control of Bartok's piano part

2010

Tetzlaff's tone is grainy and lightly-brushed, his inward approach most evident in the Solo Sonata, a work he plays with sovereign command – ...Other players may at times employ a richer tone palette but few take a more thoughtful interpretative standpoint on what is after all the finest unaccompanied violin sonata since Bach.
The two duo sonatas are also beautifully done. Tezlaff again proves both focused and expressive...But what makes these performances more or less indispensable is the character and control of Leif Ove Andsnes's piano playing, its fastidious deployment of tone and immaculate timing...This is chamber music playing of the highest order, candid and straightforward enough for a basic library recommendation but also rich enough in subtleties to satisfy even the most discerning connoisseur.

Bartók: Violin Sonatas

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