Lorenzo Gatto & Julien Libeer - Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 3, 6, 7 & 8 (2019) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Building on the success of the first two instalments of their cycle devoted to Beethoven’s sonatas for piano and violin (Alpha 240, Diapason d’Or of the year, and Alpha 407), Lorenzo Gatto and Julien Libeer conclude this complete series by recording the remaining four sonatas. Composed between 1797 and 1801, these sonatas are dedicated to Emperor Alexander I of Russia, except for op.12 no.3, which Beethoven dedicated to his teacher Antonio Salieri.Lorenzo Gatto and Julien Libeer’s feeling for melody and tempo works wonders in these pieces, which they recorded in the ideal surroundings of the Salle de Musique of La Chaux de Fonds (Switzerland) and the Flagey Studio (Brussels, Belgium).

Tracklist:
1. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Flat-Major, Op. 12 No. 3: I. Allegro con spirito (8:29)
2. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Flat-Major, Op. 12 No. 3: II. Adagio con molta espressione (5:42)
3. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Flat-Major, Op. 12 No. 3: III. Rondo. Allegro molto (4:20)
4. Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: I. Allegro con brio (7:39)
5. Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile (7:57)
6. Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro – Trio (3:43)
7. Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: IV. Finale. Allegro (5:14)
8. Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30 No. 1: I. Allegro (7:30)
9. Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30 No. 1: II. Adagio molto espressivo (5:47)
10. Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30 No. 1: III. Allegretto con variazioni (7:55)
11. Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3: I. Allegro assai (6:10)
12. Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3: II. Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso (7:13)
13. Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3: III. Allegro vivace (3:26)

Personnel:
Lorenzo Gatto (violin)
Julien Libeer (piano)