Utwory na płycie:

• Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30, No. 1 - I. Allegro
• Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30, No. 1 - II. Adagio, molto espressivo
• Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30, No. 1 - III. Allegretto con variazioni
• Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 2 - I. Allegro con brio
• Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 2 - II. Adagio cantabile
• Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 2 - III. Scherzo: Allegro
• Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 2 - IV. Finale: Allegro - Presto
• Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3 - I. Allegro assai
• Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3 - II. Tempo di menuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
• Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3 - III. Allegro vivace

Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 30/1
Violin Sonata No. 7 in C major, Op. 30/2
Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30/3

Trzy sonaty na skrzypce i fortepian op. 30 z 1803 roku Ludwiga van Beethovena (1770-1827) stanowią żelazny kanon repertuarowy dla skrzypków. Partia fortepianu jest zresztą niemniej wymagająca. Na płycie mamy do czynienia z niezwykle zdolnymi muzykami młodego pokolenia. Skrzypek Andrew Wan i pianista Charles Richard-Hamelin reprezentują grę pełną dynamiki i ekspresji, nie zapominając o chwilach subtelnego westchnienia. Trzy sonaty i trzy różne cechy osobowości kompozytora - spokojna, burzliwa i nieco humorystyczna. Ta płyta stanowi pierwszą w zaplanowanym cyklu z sonatami na skrzypce i fortepian Beethovena, który pozostawił ich dziesięć w dorobku. Pisał je od 1798 do 1812 roku. Cykl zapowiada się wyjątkowo!

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Here's a new album that brings together two of Canada's most prominent young musicians, Andrew Wan, concertmaster of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal since 2008, and Charles Richard-Hamelin, Silver medalist and winner of the Krystian Zimerman award at the International Chopin Piano Competition in 2015. For this first studio collaboration, they recorded the three sonatas of Beethoven's Op. 30, one of the most important works for violin and piano. Wan and Richard-Hamelin's playing is dynamic and expressive and the result is nothing short of impressive.These works by Beethoven highlight three facets of the composer's personality.While Sonata No. 6 shows Beethoven's calmer side, Sonata No. 7 reveals a more tempestuous and tormented man, and the charming Sonata No. 8 displays a touch of humour.This is the first album of three by Wan and Richard-Hamelin that will cover the complete sonatas for violin and piano of Ludwig van Beethoven.

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This album was recorded at Église St-Augustin de Mirabel, Québec, on February 28, March 1, and March 2, 2018. Andrew Wan performs on a 1744 Michel’Angelo Bergonzi violin.