Isabelle Faust.
Beethoven: Piano Trios Nos. 6 and 7 It was Beethoven who gave the piano trio the musical form it was to retain throughout the 19th century. Beethoven accomplished that by giving the stringed instruments …
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Violin Sonatas.
Bach Sonatas. While the solo sonatas for violin alone are one of the most well-known compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, his works for violin and piano are also amazingly beautiful and frequently very moving. …
Stradivari’s violins.
Beethoven: Stradivari Voices Sonatas for violin and piano On this CD, violinist Giuliano Fontanella has recorded three of Beethoven’s violin sonatas, each with a different violin crafted by Antonio Stradivari. The result is quite …
Leila Josefowicz.
Salonen’s Violin Concerto The concerto for violin and orchestra was written by Esa-Pekka Salonen toward the end of his 17-year tenure as Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. As he writes: “During the composing …
Lana Trotovšek.
Schubert, Brahms, Bloch and Gershwin: Music for Violin and Piano This CD introduced me to an artist who was unknown to me previously. In the process of learning about Lana Trotovšek, I came to admire …