Viktoria Mullova Violin
Alasdair Beatson Fortepiano
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SIGCD794
Their second duo album on Signum Classics, Viktoria Mullova and Alasdair Beatson perform Beethoven’s Sonatas 6, 1 and 8. Just as in previous recordings, they use a copy of an 1805 Walter (a Viennese fortepiano) by Paul McNulty; together with violin strung with gut, these instruments are what Beethoven’s music craves, giving a rich texture and distinct colours between the registers.
“[The sonatas] A set that is “optimistic, ebullient and inexhaustibly inventive” – Alasdair Beatson
TRACK LISTING
[1] Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 30 No. 1: I. Allegro:
[2] Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 30 No. 1: II. Adagio molto espressivo:
[3] Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 30 No. 1: III. Allegretto con variazioni:
[4] Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio:
[5] Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1: II. Andante con moto. Tema con variazioni:
[6] Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro:
[7] Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3: I. Allegro assai:
[8] Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3: II. Tempo di Minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso:
[9] Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3: III. Allegro vivace
