Artist: Julian Leaper, John Lenehan

Title: Beethoven Violin Sonatas Nos 1 - 3 Op.12

Year Of Release: 2025

Label: Quartz Music

Genre: Classical

Quality:  flac 24bits - 96.0kHz

Total Time: 01:01:04

Total Size:  1.06 gb





Tracklist



01. Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio

02. Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: II. Tema con variazioni. Andante con moto

03. Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro

04. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12 No. 2: I. Allegro vivace

05. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12 No. 2: II. Andante, più tosto allegretto

06. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12 No. 2: III. Allegro piacevole

07. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3: I. Allegro con spirito

08. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3: II. Adagio con molto espressione

09. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3: III. Rondo. Allegro molto



Most of Beethoven’s ten violin sonatas were composed within a time span of no more than 6 years (1797-1803), with the exception of the last one, op. 96, which he began in 1812, taking probably a further 3 years to revise to his satisfaction. This means the set as a whole represents a relatively young Beethoven, though his development from the early Op. 12 sonatas to the “Kreutzer” Op. 47 clearly demonstrates a formidable inner creative force. His cello sonatas, string quartets and symphonies are more evenly spaced throughout his life, but the violin sonatas lack nothing in invention, range of expression and feeling. As so often in Beethoven’s early works the intensity of the slow movements stands out.