Search - Ian Watson, Susanna Ogata :: Beethoven: Sonatas for Fortepiano & Violin, Vol. 4

Ian Watson and Susanna Ogatas acclaimed series on Coro Connections continues with the fourth album in their exploration of Beethovens Sonatas for Fortepiano and Violin. The Opus 12 Sonatas that are explored on this final volume are among the most Mozartian of the sonatas. They are, however, filled with Beethovens inimitable voice, from the assertive Sonata No. 1, in the violins most brilliant and sonorous key of D major, to the pianistically brilliant No. 3 in E flat with its cascades of triplets and sextuplets. Unmistakably Beethoven! Susanna Ogata has been praised for her totally convincing, spontaneous and free-flowing playing (The Berkshire Review) and is a tenured member of the Handel and Haydn Society where she was appointed Assistant Concertmaster of the orchestra in 2014. Ian Watson has been described by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung as a conductor of formidable ability, and by The Times in London as a keyboard performer with virtuosic panache and brilliantly articulated playing and a world-class soloist. He was appointed Associate Conductor of Bostons Handel and Haydn Society in 2016.