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Beethoven - Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven's Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major is a violin sonata from his Op. 12 set, along with his Violin Sonata No. 2 and Violin Sonata No. 3. It was written in 1798 and dedicated to Antonio Salieri. Being an early work written around the period when Beethoven studied with Haydn, the sonata is for the most part written in a classical style much like that of Mozart or Haydn.
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With some discs, you can just tell that everything’s going to go like a dream… The freshness and spontaneity of these interpretations is unfaltering, as is the instantaneous rapport and subtle,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Finalist - Chamber
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Beethoven: Sonatas For Violin and Piano Op. 12 No.1, Op. 24 & Op. 96
RecommendedRachel Podger (violin), Christopher Glynn (piano)
Listening to Rachel Podger (on the ‘Mauri’ Strad) and Christopher Glynn (on an 1840 Erard) is like experiencing the music in the clear light of day for the first time. Gone are those texturally... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 25th March 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2022, Chamber Choice
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Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-10
RecommendedIsabelle Faust (violin) & Alexander Melnikov (piano)
…the most stimulating and fascinating accounts of the Beethoven violin sonatas I have heard in many years. Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov bring out the full quirkiness of the earlier... —
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Building a Library, October 2010, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Winner - Chamber
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this new cycle is unfailingly musical, and it can hold its own with the best of its predecessors. In particular the French players' performance of the last and greatest sonata, Op. 96...is as... —
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Sunday Times, 2010, Albums of the Year
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2010, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2010, Editor's Choice
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They launch into the first of Beethoven’s ten violin sonatas with a joyous sense of fresh discovery. They go way beyond generic posturing to give us a sense of unbridled enjoyment that is palpable.... —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2020, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2020, Chamber Choice
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Although Beethoven designated these works as 'for piano and violin', following Mozart's example, it's unlikely that he thought of the piano as leading the proceedings, or the violin either,... —
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Building a Library, December 2002, First Choice
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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Grammy Awards, 21st Awards (1978), Best Chamber Music Recording
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So far as these sonatas are concerned, Weithaas and Várjon allow you to learn, listen and love as never before. —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2024, Recording of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - [Chamber Music]
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Conversationalist Beethoven, this – meaning that two very different voices (Midori, gentle; Thibaudet, assertive) bring their individual qualities to each score without compromise. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Building A Library, July 2021, Also Recommended
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Special offer. Martha Argerich & Ruggiero Ricci - 2nd Leningrad Recital 1961
Ruggiero Ricci (violin), Martha Argerich (piano)
