Sonata for violin & piano No. 8 in G major, Op. 30/3
Sonata for violin & piano No. 9 in A major ("Kreutzer"), Op. 47
Sonata for violin & piano No. 10 in G major ("The Cockcrow"), Op. 96
The BIS label's Beethoven violin sonata cycle from violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann and pianist Martin Helmchen has been very well received, and the set stands up well to the abundant competition out there. Little, however, has prepared listeners for this final volume, for most of Beethoven's violin-and-piano sonatas are early works. They were done delicately and perceptively, but here, Zimmermann and Helmchen shift gears completely for the centerpiece of this group, the Violin Sonata No. 9 in A minor, Op. 47 ("Kreutzer"). ...
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The BIS label's Beethoven violin sonata cycle from violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann and pianist Martin Helmchen has been very well received, and the set stands up well to the abundant competition out there. Little, however, has prepared listeners for this final volume, for most of Beethoven's violin-and-piano sonatas are early works. They were done delicately and perceptively, but here, Zimmermann and Helmchen shift gears completely for the centerpiece of this group, the Violin Sonata No. 9 in A minor, Op. 47 ("Kreutzer"). Theirs is among the most genuinely symphonic readings out there. Zimmermann gets the virtuosity that pushed two of the great violinists of Beethoven's day to their technical limits, but much of the credit for the performance's urgency and dimensions goes to Helmchen; overall, the understanding between the two performers in these complex works is impressive. They produce a deeply lyrical performance of the Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96, but perhaps the most impressive...
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