Vol. 2 of Accent's survey of the Beethoven violin sonatas focuses on the sonatas Opp. 23 & 24 (the "Spring" sonata), which Beethoven had likely intended to publish as a single opus. The energetic sonatas were written during an especially prolific period that also produced the Op. 18 string quartets as well as the Second Symphony. Returning for this installment are violinist Hiro Kurosaki and fortepianist Linda Nicholson, again playing on period instruments. It may be the careful selection of these instruments that most ...
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Vol. 2 of Accent's survey of the Beethoven violin sonatas focuses on the sonatas Opp. 23 & 24 (the "Spring" sonata), which Beethoven had likely intended to publish as a single opus. The energetic sonatas were written during an especially prolific period that also produced the Op. 18 string quartets as well as the Second Symphony. Returning for this installment are violinist Hiro Kurosaki and fortepianist Linda Nicholson, again playing on period instruments. It may be the careful selection of these instruments that most distinguishes this recording from the countless others available. As in Vol. 1, Kurosaki performs the two sonatas on an 1801 violin made by Franz Geissenhof, a replica of an earlier Amati violin. The fortepiano used for this installment is a 1797 instrument; unlike the instrument used in the first volume, this fortepiano lacks the same resonance and presence in its bass register. Still, the selection still yields a logical blend of sound when playing together. The academically...
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