Violin Sonatas

Compilation by Gidon Kremer

Released 22 September 2003

Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    Sonata no. 1 in D major, op. 12 no. 1: I. Allegro con brio
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    8:11
  • 2
    Sonata no. 1 in D major, op. 12 no. 1: II. Tema con variazioni. Andante con moto
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    6:55
  • 3
    Sonata no. 1 in D major, op. 12 no. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    4:35
  • 4
    Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 12 no. 2: I. Allegro vivace
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    5:46
  • 5
    Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 12 no. 2: II. Andante più tosto allegretto
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    5:11
  • 6
    Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 12 no. 2: III. Allegro piacevole
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    5:02
  • 7
    Sonata no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 12 no. 3: I. Allegro con spirito
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    7:47
  • 8
    Sonata no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 12 no. 3: II. Adagio con molto espressione
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    6:03
  • 9
    Sonata no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 12 no. 3: III. Rondo. Allegro molto
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    4:07
  • 10
    Sonata no. 5 in F major, op. 24 “Spring”: I. Allegro
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    9:41
  • 11
    Sonata no. 5 in F major, op. 24 “Spring”: II. Adagio molto espressivo
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    6:06
  • 12
    Sonata no. 5 in F major, op. 24 “Spring”: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    1:20
  • 13
    Sonata no. 5 in F major, op. 24 “Spring”: IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    6:36
  • CD 2
  • 1
    Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 96: I. Allegro moderato
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    10:37
  • 2
    Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 96: II. Adagio espressivo
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    6:27
  • 3
    Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 96: III. Scherzo. Allegro
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    1:55
  • 4
    Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 96: IV. Poco allegretto – Adagio espressivo – Tempo I – Allegro – Poco adagio – Presto
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    8:30
  • 5
    Sonata no. 6 in A major, op. 30 no. 1: I. Allegro
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    7:47
  • 6
    Sonata no. 6 in A major, op. 30 no. 1: II. Adagio molto espressivo
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    6:43
  • 7
    Sonata no. 6 in A major, op. 30 no. 1: III. Allegretto con Variazioni (I–VI)
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    7:40
  • 8
    Sonata no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2: I. Allegro con brio
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    7:36
  • 9
    Sonata no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2: II. Adagio cantabile
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    7:41
  • 10
    Sonata no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    3:36
  • 11
    Sonata no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2: IV. Finale. Allegro – Presto
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    4:57
  • CD 3
  • 1
    Sonata no. 8 in G major, op. 30 no. 3: I. Allegro assai
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    6:21
  • 2
    Sonata no. 8 in G major, op. 30 no. 3: II. Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    8:33
  • 3
    Sonata no. 8 in G major, op. 30 no. 3: III. Allegro vivace
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    3:28
  • 4
    Sonata no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: I. Presto
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    6:56
  • 5
    Sonata no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: II. Andante scherzoso, più allegretto
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    7:20
  • 6
    Sonata no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: III. Allegro molto
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    5:21
  • 7
    Sonata no. 9 in A major, op. 47 “Kreutzer”: I. Adagio sostenuto – Presto
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    14:12
  • 8
    Sonata no. 9 in A major, op. 47 “Kreutzer”: II. Andante con Variazioni (I–IV)
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    14:53
  • 9
    Sonata no. 9 in A major, op. 47 “Kreutzer”: III. Finale. Presto
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    8:31
  • CD 4
  • 1
    Sonata in G major, op. 78: I. Vivace ma non troppo
    Johannes Brahms
    13:55
  • 2
    Sonata in G major, op. 78: II. Adagio
    Johannes Brahms
    10:47
  • 3
    Sonata in G major, op. 78: III. Allegro molto moderato
    Johannes Brahms
    11:44
  • 4
    Sonata in A major, op. 100: I. Allegro amabile
    Johannes Brahms
    11:13
  • 5
    Sonata in A major, op. 100: II. Andante tranquillo – Vivace – Andante – Vivace di più – Andante – Vivace
    Johannes Brahms
    7:00
  • 6
    Sonata in A major, op. 100: III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi Andante)
    Johannes Brahms
    7:34
  • CD 5
  • 1
    Sonata in D minor, op. 108: I. Allegro
    Johannes Brahms
    11:57
  • 2
    Sonata in D minor, op. 108: II. Adagio
    Johannes Brahms
    5:51
  • 3
    Sonata in D minor, op. 108: III. Un poco presto e con sentimento
    Johannes Brahms
    3:20
  • 4
    Sonata in D minor, op. 108: IV. Presto agitato
    Johannes Brahms
    5:38
  • 5
    Violin Sonata no. 2 in E minor, op. 36a: Langsam –
    Ferruccio Busoni
    10:27
  • 6
    Violin Sonata no. 2 in E minor, op. 36a: Presto –
    Ferruccio Busoni
    2:27
  • 7
    Violin Sonata no. 2 in E minor, op. 36a: Andante, piuttosto grave –
    Ferruccio Busoni
    3:56
  • 8
    Violin Sonata no. 2 in E minor, op. 36a: Andante con moto (Thema) –
    Ferruccio Busoni
    2:09
  • 9
    Violin Sonata no. 2 in E minor, op. 36a: Poco più andante (Var. I) –
    Ferruccio Busoni
    2:48
  • 10
    Violin Sonata no. 2 in E minor, op. 36a: Alla marcia, vivace (Var. II) –
    Ferruccio Busoni
    1:07
  • 11
    Violin Sonata no. 2 in E minor, op. 36a: Lo stesso movimento (Var. III) –
    Ferruccio Busoni
    1:07
  • 12
    Violin Sonata no. 2 in E minor, op. 36a: Andante (Var. IV) –
    Ferruccio Busoni
    4:39
  • 13
    Violin Sonata no. 2 in E minor, op. 36a: Tranquillo assai (Var. V) –
    Ferruccio Busoni
    4:08
  • 14
    Violin Sonata no. 2 in E minor, op. 36a: Allegro deciso, un poco maestoso (Var. VI) –
    Ferruccio Busoni
    3:00
  • 15
    Violin Sonata no. 2 in E minor, op. 36a: Più tranquillo, apoteotico (Coda)
    Ferruccio Busoni
    2:25
  • CD 6
  • 1
    Sonata no. 1 in A minor, op. 105: I. Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck
    Robert Schumann
    7:27
  • 2
    Sonata no. 1 in A minor, op. 105: II. Allegretto
    Robert Schumann
    4:09
  • 3
    Sonata no. 1 in A minor, op. 105: III. Lebhaft
    Robert Schumann
    5:11
  • 4
    Sonata no. 2 in D minor, op. 121: I. Ziemlich langsam – Lebhaft
    Robert Schumann
    12:51
  • 5
    Sonata no. 2 in D minor, op. 121: II. Sehr lebhaft
    Robert Schumann
    4:42
  • 6
    Sonata no. 2 in D minor, op. 121: III. Leise, einfach
    Robert Schumann
    5:59
  • 7
    Sonata no. 2 in D minor, op. 121: IV. Bewegt
    Robert Schumann
    8:45
  • 8
    Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat major, op. 18: I. Allegro, ma non troppo
    Richard Strauss
    11:50
  • 9
    Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat major, op. 18: II. Improvisation. Andante cantabile
    Richard Strauss
    8:54
  • 10
    Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat major, op. 18: III. Finale. Andante – Allegro
    Richard Strauss
    9:29
  • CD 7
  • 1
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1 in F minor, op. 80: I. Andante assai
    Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев
    6:58
  • 2
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1 in F minor, op. 80: II. Allegro brusco
    Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев
    6:42
  • 3
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1 in F minor, op. 80: III. Andante
    Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев
    7:33
  • 4
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1 in F minor, op. 80: IV. Allegrissimo – Andante assai, come prima
    Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев
    7:27
  • 5
    Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, op. 35 bis: I. Andante
    Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев
    2:12
  • 6
    Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, op. 35 bis: II. Lento, ma non troppo
    Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев
    2:50
  • 7
    Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, op. 35 bis: III. Animato, ma non allegro
    Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев
    3:28
  • 8
    Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, op. 35 bis: IV. Allegretto leggero e scherzando
    Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев
    1:28
  • 9
    Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, op. 35 bis: V. Andante non troppo
    Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев
    3:21
  • 10
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2 in D major, op. 94a: I. Moderato
    Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев
    7:41
  • 11
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2 in D major, op. 94a: II. Scherzo. Presto
    Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев
    4:38
  • 12
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2 in D major, op. 94a: III. Andante
    Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев
    3:42
  • 13
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2 in D major, op. 94a: IV. Allegro con brio
    Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев
    6:52
  • CD 8
  • 1
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1: I. Allegro appassionato
    Béla Bartók
    12:51
  • 2
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1: II. Adagio
    Béla Bartók
    10:20
  • 3
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1: III. Allegro
    Béla Bartók
    9:40
  • 4
    Sonata for Violin and Piano: I. Con moto
    Leoš Janáček
    4:56
  • 5
    Sonata for Violin and Piano: II. Ballada. Con moto
    Leoš Janáček
    5:03
  • 6
    Sonata for Violin and Piano: III. Allegretto
    Leoš Janáček
    2:49
  • 7
    Sonata for Violin and Piano: IV. Adagio
    Leoš Janáček
    4:08
  • 8
    Theme and Variations for Violin and Piano: Thème. Modéré
    Olivier Messiaen
    1:18
  • 9
    Theme and Variations for Violin and Piano: 1ère Variation. Modéré
    Olivier Messiaen
    1:30
  • 10
    Theme and Variations for Violin and Piano: 2e Variation. Un peu moins modéré
    Olivier Messiaen
    0:47
  • 11
    Theme and Variations for Violin and Piano: 3e Variation. Modéré, avec éclat
    Olivier Messiaen
    0:51
  • 12
    Theme and Variations for Violin and Piano: 4e Variation. Vif et passionné
    Olivier Messiaen
    1:08
  • 13
    Theme and Variations for Violin and Piano: 5e Variation. Très modéré
    Olivier Messiaen
    1:56

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