Since you are interested in Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos 5 'Spring' & 9 'Kreutzer', here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
JOHANNES BRAHMS / CESAR FRANCK
Brahms / Franck: Chamber Music Itzhak Perlman (violin) Barry Tuckwell (horn) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca Originals / CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] 'Perlman is among the sweetest of violinists, as Ashkenazy is among the most fluent of pianists; in this work the combination is a formidable one...an absolutely equal partnership between violin and piano' Gramophone May 1969 |
VIVALDI
The Four Seasons Isaac Stern, Pinchas Zukerman, Shlomo Mintz, Isaac Perlman / Israel Philharmonic / Zubin Mehta [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Jul/2001 ] Four leading violinists perform the popular Vivaldi work |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Free David Garrett (violin) [ Decca / CD - released 4/Apr/2007 ] Yehudi Menuin's star student, David Garrett, reached the pinnacle of the international classical world by the time he was a teenager. Violin studies continued in New York, this time with Itzhak Perlman while discovering his own creativity with... |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Preludes op.23, op.32, op.3 no.2 Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca Originals / CD - released 25/Mar/2007 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - 'Perhaps what strikes home most of all is the sheer aristocracy of his playing...everything is beautifully moulded and proportioned, beautifully balanced and blended.' Gramophone... |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN / MAX BRUCH
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto / Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 1/Apr/2002 ] "Anne-Sophie Mutter's approach communicates vividly to the listener, creating the feeling of hearing the work anew" Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |