Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 4, 5 'Spring' & 8. Rondo WoO41 and 6 German Dances WoO42
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Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 4, 5 'Spring' & 8. Rondo WoO41 and 6 German Dances WoO42
James Ehnes (violin) & Andrew Armstrong (piano)
[ Onyx / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 24 April 2020
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This, the third release in the complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas from James Ehnes and Andrew Armstrong will be eagerly awaited by their fans. The earlier albums ONYX4170 (Nos.9 'Kreutzer' & 6) and ONYX4177 (Nos.1-3, Variations WoO40) received outstanding reviews. Gramophone said of ONYX4177 ' With some discs, you can just tell that everything's going to go like a dream'
On the new album the popular 'Spring' sonata is framed by the strange, beguiling 4th sonata and the good natured 8th. An early Rondo and a set of German Dances complete the generous programme.
"I've said before that I don't think James Ehnes is capable of making an unmusical sound…And it's also fair to say that I don't think Armstrong is capable of making an unmusical sound, either...these remain chamber performances, captured by Onyx in a realistic but lucid acoustic...The fact that two artists of such extraordinary technical skill can demonstrate their whole range without straining the intimate spirit of the duo-sonata medium is just another miracle of this captivating cycle." Editor's Choice Gramophone July 2020
Tracks:
Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23
Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 'Spring'
German Dances (6), WoO 42
Rondo for violin & piano in G Major, WoO 41
Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 / 3
