BEETHOVEN: VIOLIN SONATAS NO (2LP/180G) | VINYL RECORD (LP)

Beethoven's op.30 violin and piano sonatas are three irresistibly lively and individual spirits in the hands and imaginations of Martha Argerich and Gidon Kremer. The first, in A major, has that particular quality of blithe and elusive joy reminiscent of the Spring Sonata, and created here by the lightest and truest touch on string and key, fused with bright rhythmic clarity. The slow movement is a tremulous song of long-forgotten, far-off things, in which violin and piano find an intimate balance of tone. The G major Sonata's centrepiece is it's Minuet and Trio, which Argerich and Kremer cunningly tease and charm into revealing it's archaic qualities: a dance glimpsed through a lace veil. It is framed by two fast movements that would identify their performers anywhere, with their high-voltage velocity and wittily imaginative anticipation of each other's every move. (Gramophone) 180g Audiophile Virgin Vinyl Double LP Recorded in Montreux, Auditorium Stravinski, 12/1993 From the Original Masters of Universal Music Audiophile Analogue Mastering by Rainer Maillard at Emil Berliner Studios Pressed at Optimal Media GmbH in Germany 3 Sides of Music First Time Ever on Vinyl Gatefold Jacket with Obi Strip Import Musicians Martha Argerich piano Gidon Kremer violin Selections Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Sonatas for Piano and Violin (nos. 6-8) Side 1 - Sonate A-dur, op.30 Nr.1: Allegro Adagio molto espressivo Allegretto con Variazioni (I-VI) Side 2 - Sonate c-moll, op. 30 Nr. 2: Allegro con brio Adagio cantabile Scherzo. Allegro Finale. Allegro - Presto Side 3 - Sonate G-dur, op. 30 Nr. 3: Allegro assai Tempo di Minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso Allegro vivace