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Beethoven (1770-1827)

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Canadian prodigy James Ehnes, who has received overwhelming acclaim, including Beethoven's second violin sonata "one of the perfect violinists on the planet" (Daily Telegraph, UK), and was awarded a stunning 61st Grammy Award in 2019 for "Best Instrumental Solo" for his Aaron Jay Kernis Violin Concerto ( Canadian virtuoso violinist James Ehnes, winner of the "Best ClassicalInstrumental Solo" award for his highly acclaimed Beethoven's "Kreutzer Sonata," released in March 2017. This is Ehnes' second collection of Beethoven sonatas, following the release of his highly acclaimed Beethoven's "Kreutzer Sonata" in March 2017. Aenes duo with his longtime partner, the virtuoso Andruw Armstrong, recorded Beethoven's three early violin sonatas (Op. 21), dedicated by Beethoven to his teacher Antonio Salieri, and his Variations on Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro" (WoO.40).His previous recording, "Violin Sonatas No. 6 & No. 9 (ONYX 4170)" won the "Editor's Choice" award from Gramophone magazine, and "Violin Concerto (ONYX 4167)" won the same "Editor's Choice" and "Special Mention" from Record Art. Aeneas has been highly acclaimed for his noble tone and overwhelming technique, and you can look forward to his new Beethoven recordings! Tokyo M-Plus

Tracklisting:

1.Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Op. 12/1~I. Allegro con brio
2.Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Op. 12/1~II. Tema con Variazioni: Andante con moto
3.Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Op. 12/1~III. Rondo: Allegro
4.Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Op. 12/2~I. Allegro vivace
5.Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Op. 12/2~II. Andante piu tosto Allegretto
6.Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Op. 12/2~III. Allegro piacevole
7.Violin Sonata No. 3 in E flat Op. 12/3~I. Allegro con spirito
8.Violin Sonata No. 3 in E flat Op. 12/3~II. Adagio con molta espressione
9.Violin Sonata No. 3 in E flat Op. 12/3~III. Rondo: Allegro molto
10.12 Variations in F on "Se vuol ballare" from Mozart's opera "Le nozze di Figaro" WoO 40