Browse: Beethoven - Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer'
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)Composed: 1804Genres:
Chamber » Sonatas » Violin Sonatas
Dedicated to: Rodolphe Kreutzer
The Violin Sonata No. 9, Op. 47 in A major, by Ludwig van Beethoven, is a sonata for piano and violin notable for its technical difficulty, unusual length and emotional scope. It is commonly known as the Kreutzer Sonata after the violinist Rodolphe Kreutzer, to whom it was ultimately dedicated, but who thoroughly disliked the piece and refused to play it.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violin_Sonata_No._9_(Beethoven)
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What’s fascinating is the way these two musicians create performances of such charismatic individuality without seeming to do very much – other than play magnificently, of course. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2022, Editor's Choice
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Record Review, 10th December 2022, Record of the Week
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The Kreutzer Sonata is placed first, so we hear James Ehnes and Andrew Armstrong presenting their credentials in turn – Ehnes with effortless accurate double stops, and Armstrong picking up the... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2017, Editor's Choice
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Colin Jacobsen’s orchestration of Beethoven’s ‘Kreutzer’ Sonata is mostly convincing...had you never heard the original, you might accept this as a viable slice of Beethoven...Shorthand is an... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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The arrangement [of the Kreutzer Sonata] works quite well in the more excitable moments of the outer movements, particularly given the stunning virtuosity not only of Radulović himself, but also... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2024, Editor's 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... — 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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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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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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Beethoven - Violin Sonatas Nos. 3 & 9
RecommendedViktoria Mullova (violin) & Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano)
[Mullova] shows a profoundly un-diva-ish appreciation of the way the relationship between the violin and piano changes in these two sonatas...In the earlier sonata it's Kristian Bezuidenhout's... — More…
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Building a Library, October 2010, Also Recommended
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Building A Library, July 2021, Also Recommended
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Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 5 & 9 RecommendedItzhak Perlman (violin) & Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
The interpretation and performance are as good as their reputations would lead you to hope ... they play together very well indeed. In the page of Adagio which opens the "Kreutzer", Perlman ...... — More…
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Building a Library, December 2002, First Choice
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Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-10 RecommendedItzhak Perlman (violin), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
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, for... — 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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