Beethoven - The Violin Sonatas | Sony 19439701712

Beethoven - The Violin Sonatas

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Label: Sony

Cat No: 19439701712

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 7

Genre: Chamber

Release Date: 8th May 2020

Contents

Artists

Zino Francescatti (violin)
Robert Casadesus (piano)

Works

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Violin Sonatas 1-10 (complete)

Artists

Zino Francescatti (violin)
Robert Casadesus (piano)

About

In celebration of Beethoven’s 250th anniversary, Sony Classical is pleased to release the first ever collection of Zino Francescatti’s and Robert Casadesus’s complete recordings of Beethoven Sonatas for violin and piano. This must-have collection includes previously unreleased recordings of Beethoven’s Sonatas nos. 5 and 6 from 1957.

Zino Francescatti and Robert Casadesus were leading lights at American Columbia from the 1940s until well into the 1960s. During World War II, violinist Zino Francescatti and pianist Robert Casadesus began performing as a duo (they were both also collaborators with Ravel early in their careers), and in the decades since then the Columbia/Sony catalogue has documented this partnership distinguished by interpretive grace and technical polish.

Although Francescatti is probably best remembered for his wide-ranging concerto recordings with Bernstein, Ormandy and Bruno Walter, and Casadesus for his sparkling Mozart concertos with Szell, their duo recordings were also greatly admired by music lovers, especially their landmark interpretations of the Beethoven Violin Sonatas.

Also included in this stunning collection are facsimile LP sleeves and labels, a booklet with a new essay by string expert Tully Potter and full discographical notes.

Beethoven (1770-1827) was a German composer and pianist who is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. He is one of the most recognisable and influential composers of the Romantic period and his music remains popular around the world today.

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