Beethoven Violin Sonatas 1, 5 & 8

Beethoven’s twelve violin sonatas add up to a comprehensive exploration of the possibilities and potential of writing for the two instruments on equal terms – possibilities that he was ideally placed to understand. The three sonatas on this recording are waypoints on a journey, crafted by a composer who was both violinist and pianist, and who never ceased exploring the practical possibilities of the instruments for which he wrote.

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Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1
I. Allegro con brio
 
09:28
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Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1
II. Tema con variazioni. Andante con moto
 
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Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1
III. Rondo. Allegro
 
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Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 'Spring'
I. Allegro
 
10:08
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Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 'Spring'
II. Adagio molto espressivo
 
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Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 'Spring'
III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
 
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Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 'Spring'
IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
 
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Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3
I. Allegro assai
 
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Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3
II. Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
 
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Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3
III. Allegro vivace
 
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