Beethoven Violin Sonatas
While much is traceable to the German Baroque, the final E-major Sonata offers a surprise: an Iberian rhapsody replete with habanera rhythms dedicated to the Spanish violinist Manuel Quiroga. Given Ravel's affection for the habanera in pieces such as Rhapsodie Espagnole, this release makes an interesting companion to the Kennedy-Harrell Duos for Violin and Cello, which sets Ravel's Sonata for Violin and Piano beside Bach and Handel. Ysaÿe 's music is thrilling, dazzling, witty, moving, and immensely attractive, and offers challenges that the modern virtuoso Leonidas Kavakos meets with beguiling musicianship on a Stradivarius made when Bach was just 13. --Gary S. Dalkin
Country | USA |
Manufacturer | Bis |
Binding | Audio CD |
ReleaseDate | 2000-02-14 |
UnitCount | 1 |
Format | Import |
UPCs | 675754121525 |
EANs | 0675754121525 |