Unlike the sonatas for cello and piano, to which Beethoven turned during all three of his commonly recognized style periods, the sonatas for violin and piano were confined to the earlier portion of his career. Nevertheless, Beethoven continued to advance the equality of the two instruments that Mozart had begun, giving an increasingly independent role to both instruments and increasing the virtuosity of the part-writing. This Onyx album features the early Op. 12/3 Sonata, as well as the perennially respected Op. 47 ...
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Unlike the sonatas for cello and piano, to which Beethoven turned during all three of his commonly recognized style periods, the sonatas for violin and piano were confined to the earlier portion of his career. Nevertheless, Beethoven continued to advance the equality of the two instruments that Mozart had begun, giving an increasingly independent role to both instruments and increasing the virtuosity of the part-writing. This Onyx album features the early Op. 12/3 Sonata, as well as the perennially respected Op. 47 "Kreutzer" Sonata. Russian-born pianist Viktoria Mullova is joined by fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout for a period instrument performance that proves to be a step above the rest. Bezuidenhout writes a brief introduction to the instruments in the liner notes; instead of just giving mere technical specifications for each instrument, it paints a vivid picture of each instrument's personality and individual quirks that truly gives listeners something to latch on to. Rather than shying away...
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