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 VinylDouble LPRecorded in Montreux, Auditorium Stravinski, 12/1993From the Original Masters of Universal MusicAudiophile Analogue Mastering by Rainer Maillard at Emil Berliner StudiosPressed at Optimal Media GmbH in Germany3 Sides of MusicFirst Time Ever on VinylGatefold Jacket with Obi StripImportMusiciansMartha Argerich pianoGidon Kremer violinSelectionsLudwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)Sonatas for Piano and Violin (nos. 6-8)Side 1 - Sonate A-dur, op.30 Nr.1:AllegroAdagio molto espressivoAllegretto con Variazioni (I-VI)Side 2 - Sonate c-moll, op. 30 Nr. 2:Allegro con brioAdagio cantabileScherzo. AllegroFinale. Allegro - PrestoSide 3 - Sonate G-dur, op. 30 Nr. 3:Allegro assaiTempo di Minuetto, ma molto moderato e graziosoAllegro vivace
