Beethoven / Waley-Cohen / Watkins- Violin Sonatas 1 & 5 & 8
Tamsin Waley-Cohen and Huw Watkins return with the start of a Beethoven Violin Sonata Cycle - here recording the 1st, 5th and 8th sonatas. Gramophone Magazine said "The heart gives a little leap at the prospect of... a duo as engaging and intelligent as Tamsin Waley-Cohen and Huw Watkins." This cycle is sure to be one of the highlights of Signum's year, as well as of Beethoven 250. Beethoven's twelve violin sonatas add up to a comprehensive exploration of the possibilities and potential of writing for the two instruments on equal terms - possibilities that he was ideally placed to understand. The three sonatas on this recording are waypoints on a journey, crafted by a composer who was both violinist and pianist, and who never ceased exploring the practical possibilities of the instruments for which he wrote.
Tracklist:
- Violin Sonata No. 1 In D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: I. Allegro Con Brio
- Violin Sonata No. 1 In D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: II. Tema Con Variazioni. Andante Con Moto
- Violin Sonata No. 1 In D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro
- Violin Sonata No. 5 In F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": I. Allegro
- Violin Sonata No. 5 In F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": II. Adagio Molto Espressivo
- Violin Sonata No. 5 In F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": III. Scherzo. Allegro Molto
- Violin Sonata No. 5 In F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": IV. Rondo. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
- Violin Sonata No. 8 In G Major, Op. 30 No. 3: I. Allegro Assai
- Violin Sonata No. 8 In G Major, Op. 30 No. 3: II. Tempo Di Minuetto, Ma Molto Moderato E Grazioso
- Violin Sonata No. 8 In G Major, Op. 30 No. 3: III. Allegro Vivace
Tamsin Waley-Cohen and Huw Watkins return with the start of a Beethoven Violin Sonata Cycle - here recording the 1st, 5th and 8th sonatas. Gramophone Magazine said "The heart gives a little leap at the prospect of... a duo as engaging and intelligent as Tamsin Waley-Cohen and Huw Watkins." This cycle is sure to be one of the highlights of Signum's year, as well as of Beethoven 250. Beethoven's twelve violin sonatas add up to a comprehensive exploration of the possibilities and potential of writing for the two instruments on equal terms - possibilities that he was ideally placed to understand. The three sonatas on this recording are waypoints on a journey, crafted by a composer who was both violinist and pianist, and who never ceased exploring the practical possibilities of the instruments for which he wrote.
Tracklist:
- Violin Sonata No. 1 In D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: I. Allegro Con Brio
- Violin Sonata No. 1 In D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: II. Tema Con Variazioni. Andante Con Moto
- Violin Sonata No. 1 In D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro
- Violin Sonata No. 5 In F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": I. Allegro
- Violin Sonata No. 5 In F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": II. Adagio Molto Espressivo
- Violin Sonata No. 5 In F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": III. Scherzo. Allegro Molto
- Violin Sonata No. 5 In F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": IV. Rondo. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
- Violin Sonata No. 8 In G Major, Op. 30 No. 3: I. Allegro Assai
- Violin Sonata No. 8 In G Major, Op. 30 No. 3: II. Tempo Di Minuetto, Ma Molto Moderato E Grazioso
- Violin Sonata No. 8 In G Major, Op. 30 No. 3: III. Allegro Vivace