Viktoria Mullova - Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 2 & 10 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Their third duo album on Signum Classics, Viktoria Mullova and Alasdair Beatson perform Beethoven's Sonatas 2 and 10. Uniquely for the A Major sonata Op 12 No 2 they use a copy of an 1805 Walter (a Viennese fortepiano), and for Sonata No 10 op. 96 they use a copy of an 1819 graf, both by Paul McNulty. Together with violin strung with gut, these instruments are what Beethoven's music craves, giving a rich texture and distinct colours between the registers. ? Inch'Optimistic, ebullient and inexhaustibly inventive' is how the pianist Alasdair Beatson describes the three Beethoven sonatas on this disc - and that is exactly how they come across in these performances with the violinist Viktoria Mullova. The sense of rustic abandon they create in this work is infectiously gleeful.Inch - The Guardian ? Recording ? Performance InchTheir dazzling playing captures all the music's wit and brillianceInch - BBC Music Magazine Album Tracks 2. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12~II. Andante, più tosto Allegretto 4. Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96~I. Allegro moderato 5. Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96~II. Adagio espressivo