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Catherine Leonard, “Ireland's leading violinist” (The Irish Times) and Hugh Tinney, “...he played with maturity and refinement and … a fine sense of poetry” (The Guardian, UK) enjoy a remarkable musical partnership that has been beautifully captured on The Kreutzer Sonata and other works
When Beethoven died early in 1827, it is said that 10,000 people attended his funeral. Famed for the brilliance of his piano and symphonic works, he also played the violin and viola and wrote 10 sonatas for violin and piano. Of these, the F major (Op. 24) ‘Spring’ and the A Major (Op.47) ‘Kreutzer’ are the most celebrated.
On The Kreutzer Sonatas and other works Leonard and Tinney perform these sonatas with a mix of skill and feeling which comes from lives utterly devoted to music making. The ‘Spring’ sonata, so called because of the way the music gently unfolds at the beginning, is a testament to the composer’s own love of nature. The ’Kreutzer’ sonata has long been seen as one of the great challenges in chamber music repertoire; a challenge that Catherine Leonard and Hugh Tinney meet with ease as a seamless and intimate duo. Two shorter works, a Beethoven Rondo and Kreisler Rondino complete the CD.
Track listing:
1. BEETHOVEN Sonata for Piano and Violin in F major, Op 24 ‘Spring’ 22.55
I. Allegro (9:23)
II. Adagio molto espressivo (5:51)
III. Scherzo (Allegro molto) (1:08)
IV. Rondo (Allegro ma non troppo) (6:33)
5. BEETHOVEN Sonata for Piano and Violin in A major, Op 47 ‘Kreutzer’ 29.22
V. Adagio sostenuto – Presto (14:09)
VI. Andante con Variazioni (15:13)
VII. Presto (8:37)
8. BEETHOVEN Rondo in G major, WoO 41 3:48
9. FRITZ KREISLER Rondino on a theme of Beethoven 2:34
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