Robert Schumann's sonatas for violin and piano have never been central repertory works. They date from the end of Schumann's creative life, and the Violin Sonata No. 3, with two movements added to two previously composed for the collaborative so-called F-A-E Sonata, was among the last things he wrote before insanity set in. The cover gimmick on this Albany-label release, with the word "two" crossed out in the subtitle indicating the number of sonatas and replaced by a "three," is really unnecessary; as the notes by the ...
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Robert Schumann's sonatas for violin and piano have never been central repertory works. They date from the end of Schumann's creative life, and the Violin Sonata No. 3, with two movements added to two previously composed for the collaborative so-called F-A-E Sonata, was among the last things he wrote before insanity set in. The cover gimmick on this Albany-label release, with the word "two" crossed out in the subtitle indicating the number of sonatas and replaced by a "three," is really unnecessary; as the notes by the performers themselves indicate, none of the three works is really well known. The Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor, WoO 2, has been performed several times and is in no way a rediscovery here. The sonatas, especially the first one (odd, in that Schumann himself was dissatisfied with it), have never been abundantly performed, and these straighforward readings by American violinist Jennifer Frautschi and pianist John Blacklow are welcome. These pieces seem to be on the upswing in critical...
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Cd in jewel case with outer artwork and booklet. The case has some light scuffing. The disc has a couple of small, light scratches.
