Beethoven - Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23
Composed: 1801Genres:
Chamber » Sonatas » Violin Sonatas
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the adventurous spirit Weithaas and Várjon convey here makes me eager to hear future instalments. — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music Recording of the Year
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Special offer. Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas
Sonatas 1 - 4
Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Martin Helmchen (piano)
How elegantly unforced these works come over today. Zimmermann’s sound is light, flexible, and finely shaded, with Martin Helmchen delivering effortless virtuosity. The opening of the First... — More…
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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,... — More…
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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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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... — More…
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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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Building A Library, July 2021, Also Recommended
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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... — More…
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Building a Library, October 2010, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Winner - Chamber
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Ehnes’s playing [is] a feast of likeably gloss-free tone, magisterial technical command and flawless tuning…Ehnes responds to [the Spring Sonata] as the soul-warming masterpiece it is: the... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2020, Editor's Choice
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Juno Awards, 2021, Nominated - Classical Album of the Year (Solo or Chamber)
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Beethoven: Complete Sonatas for Piano & Violin
François-Frédéric Guy (piano), Tedi Papavrami (violin)
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one is very much aware of two distinct personalities, each with plenty to say about this music. There's even a sense of friendly rivalry - and all to the good. Little's expressive style is generous... — More…