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Ludwig van Beethoven, Carl Seemann
Beethoven: Complete Violin Sonatas
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Sonata for violin & piano No. 1 in D major, Op. 12/1: Allegro con brio
2. Sonata for violin & piano No. 1 in D major, Op. 12/1: Tema con Variazioni. Andante con moto (Var. I-IV)
3. Sonata for violin & piano No. 1 in D major, Op. 12/1: Rondo. Allegro
4. Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in A major, Op. 12/2: Allegro vivace
5. Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in A major, Op. 12/2: Andante pi? tosto Allegretto
6. Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in A major, Op. 12/2: Allegro piacevole
7. Sonata for violin & piano No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 12/3: Allegro con spirito
8. Sonata for violin & piano No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 12/3: Adagio con molta espressione
9. Sonata for violin & piano No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 12/3: Rondo. Allegro molto
10. Sonata for violin & piano No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23: Presto
11. Sonata for violin & piano No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23: Andante scherzoso pi? Allegretto
12. Sonata for violin & piano No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23: Allegro molto
Track Listings (11) - Disc #2
1. Sonata for violin & piano No. 5 in F major ('Spring'), Op. 24: Allegro
2. Sonata for violin & piano No. 5 in F major ('Spring'), Op. 24: Adagio molto espressivo
3. Sonata for violin & piano No. 5 in F major ('Spring'), Op. 24: Scherzo. Allegro molto
4. Sonata for violin & piano No. 5 in F major ('Spring'), Op. 24: Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
5. Sonata for violin & piano No. 6 in A major, Op. 30/1: Allegro
6. Sonata for violin & piano No. 6 in A major, Op. 30/1: Adagio molto espressivo
7. Sonata for violin & piano No. 6 in A major, Op. 30/1: Allegretto con Variazioni (Var. I-VI)
8. Sonata for violin & piano No. 7 in C minor ('Eroica'), Op. 30/2: Allegro con brio
9. Sonata for violin & piano No. 7 in C minor ('Eroica'), Op. 30/2: Adagio cantabile
10. Sonata for violin & piano No. 7 in C minor ('Eroica'), Op. 30/2: Scherzo. Allegro - Trio
11. Sonata for violin & piano No. 7 in C minor ('Eroica'), Op. 30/2: Finale. Allegro - Presto
Track Listings (10) - Disc #3
1. Sonata for violin & piano No. 8 in G major, Op. 30/3: Allegro assai
2. Sonata for violin & piano No. 8 in G major, Op. 30/3: Tempo di Minuetto ma molto moderato e grazioso
3. Sonata for violin & piano No. 8 in G major, Op. 30/3: Allegro vivace
4. Sonata for violin & piano No. 9 in A major ('Kreutzer'), Op. 47: Adagio sostenuto - Presto
5. Sonata for violin & piano No. 9 in A major ('Kreutzer'), Op. 47: Andante con Variazioni (I-IV)
6. Sonata for violin & piano No. 9 in A major ('Kreutzer'), Op. 47: Presto
7. Sonata for violin & piano No. 10 in G major ('The Cockcrow'), Op. 96: Allegro moderato
8. Sonata for violin & piano No. 10 in G major ('The Cockcrow'), Op. 96: Adagio espressivo - attacca:
9. Sonata for violin & piano No. 10 in G major ('The Cockcrow'), Op. 96: Scherzo. Allegro - Trio - Coda
10. Sonata for violin & piano No. 10 in G major ('The Cockcrow'), Op. 96: Poco Allegretto - Adagio espressivo - Tempo I

CD Details

All Artists: Ludwig van Beethoven, Carl Seemann
Title: Beethoven: Complete Violin Sonatas
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Original Release Date: 1/1/2005
Re-Release Date: 8/9/2005
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Instruments, Strings
Number of Discs: 3
SwapaCD Credits: 3
UPC: 028947755029

CD Reviews

One of the Best Sets...

Sébastien Melmoth | Hôtel d'Alsace, PARIS | 09/21/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"
Wolfgang Schneiderhan had a very sweet, singing timber with his violin. He has great control, and his playing is very finely mannered.

The cycle he recorded with Kempff is excellent, now in reprint.

This cycle with Carl Seemann is very good too.

Seemann was Schneiderhan's accompanist on the Brahms violin Sonatas as well."

Great Performances; Decent Recording

R. Schroeder | 04/22/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This recording contains what are without a doubt my favorite performances of the Beethoven violin sonatas. All of them have a real energy and excitement about them. The Ashkenazy/Perlman recordings, which are the only others in the same class that I have heard, seem a bit dull and dry in comparison.

However, the Ashkenazy/Perlman recordings certainly has better sound quality. The piano is a bit "further back" in this recording than I like, and there are occasional "glitches" in the recorded sound, the most noticable is in the first movement of the "Kreutzer" sonata. These "glitches" sound like they may be tape edits. They are fairly infrequent but can still be a little distracting.

Overall, I would recommend this set unless sound quality is of the utmost importance to you, in which case you will probably be happier w/ the Ashkenazy/Perlman set. If you can tune out the occasional technical flaw, you will find that this is a real treasure of early and middle Beethoven."