BEE1H0VEN – The Complete Violin Sonatas (3CD – 235 minutes)

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Description

This Boundary-Challenging new recording of Beethoven’s complete Sonatas for Piano and Violin features the acclaimed duo: violinist Shunske Sato and pianist Shuann Chai.

How far can you push Beethoven’s music?  What’s the breaking point?  Is there one?  Shuann Chai (fortepiano) and Shunske Sato (violin) delve into this wonderful world of emotionality and arresting drama, inspired by the wealth of writings by and about Beethoven. Embracing historical sources and performance practices, they seek to inhabit and unleash the magic and message that these sonatas, even after two centuries, can move us with.

The motivation to make this recording arose when Shunske Sato and Shuann Chai played all Sonatas as a mini-marathon. It turned out to be a worthy endeavor: they got tremendously positive feedback. This recording allows them to share ‘their’ Beethoven with even more people.

Tracklist

1.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 1 in D major opus 12 no. 1 - Allegro con brio (Ludwig van Beethoven)
08:38
2.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 1 in D major opus 12 no. 1 - Tema con Variazioni: Andante con moto (Ludwig van Beethoven)
07:23
3.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 1 in D major opus 12 no. 1 - Rondo: Allegro (Ludwig van Beethoven)
04:52
4.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 2 in A major opus 12 no. 2 - Allegro vivace (Ludwig van Beethoven)
06:37
5.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 2 in A major opus 12 no. 2 - Andante più tosto Allegretto (Ludwig van Beethoven)
04:21
6.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 2 in A major opus 12 no. 2 - Allegro piacevole (Ludwig van Beethoven)
05:26
7.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 3 in E-flat major opus 12 no. 3 - Allegro con spirito (Ludwig van Beethoven)
09:07
8.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 3 in E-flat major opus 12 no. 3 - Adagio con molta espressione (Ludwig van Beethoven)
05:27
9.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 3 in E-flat major opus 12 no. 3 - Rondo: Allegro molto (Ludwig van Beethoven)
04:34
10.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 4 in A minor opus 23 - Presto (Ludwig van Beethoven)
07:44
11.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 4 in A minor opus 23 - Andante scherzoso più Allegretto (Ludwig van Beethoven)
07:42
12.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 4 in A minor opus 23 - Allegromolto (Ludwig van Beethoven)
05:37
13.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 5 in F major opus 24 ‘Spring’ - Allegro (Ludwig van Beethoven)
10:00
14.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 5 in F major opus 24 ‘Spring’ - Adagio molto espressivo (Ludwig van Beethoven)
05:10
15.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 5 in F major opus 24 ‘Spring’ - Scherzo: Allegro molto (Ludwig van Beethoven)
01:20
16.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 5 in F major opus 24 ‘Spring’ - Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo (Ludwig van Beethoven)
07:07
17.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 6 in A major opus 30 no. 1 - Allegro (Ludwig van Beethoven)
08:18
18.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 6 in A major opus 30 no. 1 - Adagio molto espressivo (Ludwig van Beethoven)
07:05
19.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 6 in A major opus 30 no. 1 - Allegretto con Variazioni (Ludwig van Beethoven)
08:26
20.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 7 in C minor opus 30 no. 2 - Allegro con brio (Ludwig van Beethoven)
08:23
21.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 7 in C minor opus 30 no. 2 - Adagio cantabile (Ludwig van Beethoven)
08:43
22.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 7 in C minor opus 30 no. 2 - Scherzo: Allegro (Ludwig van Beethoven)
03:14
23.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 7 in C minor opus 30 no. 2 - Finale: Allegro (Ludwig van Beethoven)
05:43
24.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 8 in G major opus 30 no. 3 - Allegro assai (Ludwig van Beethoven)
06:59
25.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 8 in G major opus 30 no. 3 - Tempo di Minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso (Ludwig van Beethoven)
07:48
26.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 8 in G major opus 30 no. 3 - Allegro vivace (Ludwig van Beethoven)
03:50
27.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 9 in A major opus 47 ‘Kreutzer/Bridgetower’ - Adagio sostenuto (Ludwig van Beethoven)
15:15
28.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 9 in A major opus 47 ‘Kreutzer/Bridgetower’ - Andante con Variazioni (Ludwig van Beethoven)
15:45
29.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 9 in A major opus 47 ‘Kreutzer/Bridgetower’ - Presto (Ludwig van Beethoven)
09:34
30.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 10 in G major opus 96 ‘The Cockrow’ - Allegro moderato (Ludwig van Beethoven)
09:40
31.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 10 in G major opus 96 ‘The Cockrow’ - Adagio espressivo (Ludwig van Beethoven)
05:22
32.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 10 in G major opus 96 ‘The Cockrow’ - Scherzo (Ludwig van Beethoven)
01:51
33.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 10 in G major opus 96 ‘The Cockrow’ - Poco Allegretto (Ludwig van Beethoven)
08:35

Additional information

Artists

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Violin

Auguste Bernardel, 1846, gut string setup, bow: Stephan Sänger, copy after François Tourte (ca. 1780)

Fortepiano

Michael Rosenberger, Vienna, 1800 (sonata nos. 1-9), Edwin Beunk Collection
Michael Rosenberger, Vienna, ca. 1820 (sonata no. 10), on loan from the collection of the Nationaal Muziekinstrumenten Fonds

Composers

Genre

Label

Producer, recording engineer

Ernst Coutinho

Recording Location

Westvest90 Church, Schiedam, The Netherlands

Recording dates

30-31 October, 1-2 November, 3-6 December 2023,
16-19 January, 13 March 2024

Original recording format

DSD256

Microphones

Bruel & Kjaer 4003, Neumann modified by Rens Heijnis
Neumann KU-100 (Binaural) modified by Rens Heijnis
Sonodore MPM-81

Cables

Acoustic Revive

Press reviews

Pizzicato, November 2024 5 out of 5

Their interpretations are not only historically informed. They also sparkle with small, unusual unevenness, often refreshingly spontaneous, sometimes even a little mannered…Overall outweighs by far the positive impression of committed and lively interpretations that make the works sound freshly told. This may come close to the improvisatory side of Beethoven’s own playing, which Czerny attributed to his teacher…In this way, they clearly demonstrate that the works offer great expressive power without overstretching the creative arc…Their playing remains exciting throughout…The well-balanced, slightly dry sound rounds off this collection perfectly.

Ihre Interpretationen sind nicht nur historisch informiert angelegt. Sondern sie sprühen auch von kleinen ungewöhnlichen Unebenheiten, die oft erfrischend spontan, manchmal auch ein wenig manieriert wirken…Insgesamt überwiegt jedoch bei Weitem der positive Eindruck von engagiert lebendigen Interpretationen, die die Werke wie frisch erzählt klingen lassen. Damit mögen sie der improvisatorisch anmutenden Seite von Beethovens eigenem Spiel nahekommen, die Czerny seinem Lehrer nachgesagte…Damit zeigen sie deutlich, dass die Werke eine große Ausdruckskraft bieten, ohne den gestalterischen Bogen zu überspannen…Ihr Spiel bleibt durchgehend spannend…Das gut austarierte leicht trockene Klangbild rundet dieses Konvolut bestens ab.

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