Lorenzo Gatto & Julien Libeer - Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos 9 "Kreutzer", 4 & 2 (2016)

The adventure began in 2012, when Gilles Ledure, director of Flagey (Brussels), suggested to Lorenzo Gatto and Julien Libeer they should perform the complete Beethoven violin sonatas there. For these two artists, Beethoven was perhaps the first composer in our history to have embodied the values of the Enlightenment in both his music and his life. Haunted by these monuments of architecture and expression, they decided to embark on a recording. Here are three sonatas recorded in the legendary Salle de Musique of La Chaux-de-Fonds, including the famous Kreutzer Sonata. Since his version of the Beethoven Violin Concerto (ZZT 354), Lorenzo Gatto has taken his place among the violinists who matter on the international scene.

Tracklist:

01. Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto
02. Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": II. Andante con variazioni
03. Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": III. Finale (Presto)
04. Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23: I. Presto
05. Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23: II. Andante scherzoso, più allegretto
06. Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro molto
07. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12, No. 2: I. Allegro vivace
08. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12, No. 2: II. Andante più tosto allegretto
09. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12, No. 2: III. Allegro piacevole