Title: Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 2 & 10 Artist: Viktoria Mullova Label: Signum Classics Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 635212092026 Genre: Classical Artists Release Date: 2025-09-12 Number of Discs: 1
Their third duo album on Signum Classics, Viktoria Mullova and Alasdair Beatson perform Beethoven's Sonatas 2 and 10. Uniquely for the A Major sonata Op 12 No 2 they use a copy of an 1805 Walter (a Viennese fortepiano), and for Sonata No 10 op. 96 they use a copy of an 1819 graf, both by Paul McNulty. Together with violin strung with gut, these instruments are what Beethoven's music craves, giving a rich texture and distinct colours between the registers. ? "'Optimistic, ebullient and inexhaustibly inventive' is how the pianist Alasdair Beatson describes the three Beethoven sonatas on this disc - and that is exactly how they come across in these performances with the violinist Viktoria Mullova. The sense of rustic abandon they create in this work is infectiously gleeful." - The Guardian ? Recording ? Performance "Their dazzling playing captures all the music's wit and brilliance" - BBC Music Magazine
Tracks: 1.2 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12~II. Andante, più tosto Allegretto 1.4 Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96~I. Allegro moderato 1.5 Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96~II. Adagio espressivo
