Foyle stsura –

Sonatas for piano & violin 1

Michael Foyle: Exploring these Sonatas in 2020 took on a deeper significance beyond the anniversary celebrations. Recording all ten in Mechelen, Belgium, the home of Beethoven's paternal ancestors, with much of the world's population in isolation, his works revealed new layers of emotional intensity and psychological relevance. The Op. 12 Sonatas belong to the last decade of the eighteenth century, a period when Beethoven was conquering Vienna as the foremost keyboard virtuoso of the day but simultaneously seeking to have his compositions published for the first time. In essence, classical duo sonatas for piano and strings had grown from the eighteenth-century 'accompanied' sonatas, in which the string instrument provided a supportive role to the keyboard's dominating textures. Here we witness a gradual incorporation of a 'dramatic dialogue' (to borrow Simon P. Keefe's term) between instruments which had previously been more important in concerto writing. Beethoven's Sonata No. 5 in F major Op. 24 is described by musicologist Angus Watson as 'an exquisite testament to Beethoven's profoundly religious feeling for the natural world.'

Country of Pressing	US
Artist	Foyle Stsura
Released	2021
Music Genre	Classical
Label	CHALLENGE CLASSICS
Condition	New
UPC	608917286021
SKU	al-608917286021

1.1 Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1~Allegro con brio
1.2 Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1~Tema con Variazioni: Andante con moto
1.3 Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1~Rondo: Allegro
1.4 Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12, No. 2~Allegro vivace
1.5 Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12, No. 2~Andante più tosto Allegretto
1.6 Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12, No. 2~Allegro piacévole
1.7 Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23~Presto
1.8 Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23~Andante scherzoso
1.9 Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23~Allegro molto
1.10 Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 'Spring'~Allegro
1.11 Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 'Spring'~Adagio molto espressivo
1.12 Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 'Spring'~Scherzo: Allegro molto
1.13 Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 'Spring'~Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo