Carlos Damas (violin), Ruben Lorenzo (piano)
Release Date: 13 October 2023
Label: Etcetera
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8711801018003
Genres: Classical Chamber Music
Description
This represents the second in a three-album set that features Beethoven's Complete Violin Sonatas (ten in total). The brilliant performance put in by this exceptional duo of musicians, Carlos Damas (violin) and Ruben Lorenzo (piano), results from their extensive collaboration that took place in Spain, where both performed four recitals of the Complete Violin Sonatas. Their choice for this particular album falls on: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24 'Spring' (1800-1801); Violin Sonata No. 8 in G, Op. 30 No. 3 (1801-1802); and Violin Sonata No. 9 in A, Op. 47 'Kreutzer' (1802 - 1803).
These three Violin Sonatas correspond to that considered the first stage in the musical production of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) which, for reasons of convenience in organizing his music, lasted until 1802. In this period, Beethoven assimilated the musical language of his time based on the Viennese Classical tradition inherited from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) and Joseph Haydn (1732-1809).
Nevertheless, while, on the one hand, Beethoven reveals a dependency and relationship with the classical tradition, on the other hand, he seeks to extend the classical tradition as he strives to establish his own path. This emerges most clearly in the renowned Violin Sonata No. 9 in A, Op. 47 'Kreutzer', which is a transitional work straddling Beethoven's first and second stages. This is a moment when the composer is already displaying his independence and, perhaps for this reason, this is considered one of his most difficult Violin Sonatas, both technically and emotionally, in addition to attaining a length unusual for a conventional sonata, lasting for 40'.
Tracklisting
Bruno Monteiro, Joao Paulo Santos
Hendrickje Van Kerckhove, Eddy Vanoosthuyse, Severine Sierens, Hannelore Vermeir, Hans Ryckelynck,
Nuno Cernadas
Amy Norrington, Piet Kuijken
Herman Jeurissen, Ensemble Capricorno, Geerten van der Wetering
Currende, Erik van Vevel
Thomas Blondelle, Filip Rathe
Marco Mantovani
Karolos
The Counterpoints
Narratio Quartet
Danbi Um; Juho Pohjonen
Engegard Quartet, NyNorsk Messingkvintett
Flute Alors
Louise Bessette
Jonas Batstrand, Jorn Fossheim
