Beethoven’s Testaments of 1802

Ragnhild Hemsing, Tor Espen Aspaas

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These two sonatas reveal something of the creative and existential struggle he was enduring. 1802: the year when Beethoven became Beethoven.
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Beethoven’s Testaments of 1802 features violinist Ragnhild Hemsing and pianist Tor Espen Aspaas on this album from 2L.

1802 was the crisis year in which Beethoven the artist committed Beethoven the man to fate – and became immortal. He was beset with mounting problems: progressive deafness, strong feelings of alienation and the conviction that he was being excluded from social and official life in Vienna.

During his stay at Heiligenstadt in the summer and autumn of 1802 he writes testaments in words and in music that show his path ahead to his middle period, often called “the heroic”. His Sonata no. 9 for violin and piano, the Kreutzer, is a defining work for the year 1802 and for Beethoven’s heroic style.

In sharp contrast is the high-spirited Sonata no. 8, but together – and particularly when considered in light of the so-called Heiligenstadt Testament – these two sonatas reveal something of the creative and existential struggle he was enduring. 1802: the year when Beethoven became Beethoven.

Ragnhild Hemsing, Violin
Tor Espen Aspaas, Piano

Tracklist

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1.
Beethoven Sonata No. 8 for Violin and Piano in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3 - I. Allegro assai
06:40
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Beethoven Sonata No. 8 for Violin and Piano in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3 - II. Tempo di Minuetto, ma mol
08:08
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Beethoven Sonata No. 8 for Violin and Piano in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3 - III. Allegro vivace
03:50
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Beethoven Sonata No. 9 for Violin and Piano in A Major, Op. 47 'Kreutzer' - I. Adagio sostenuto - Pr
14:42
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Beethoven Sonata No. 9 for Violin and Piano in A Major, Op. 47 'Kreutzer' - II. Andante con Variazio
16:41
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Beethoven Sonata No. 9 for Violin and Piano in A Major, Op. 47 'Kreutzer' - III. Presto
09:27

Total time: 00:59:28

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2L160

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Horus, Merging Technologies

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Pyramix, Merging Technologies

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Morten Lindberg

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Morten Lindberg

Recording location

Sofienberg Church, Norway – April and November 2019

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DXD

Release DateSeptember 18, 2020

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NativeDSD Blog | HRAudio

… listening to Ragnhild’s approach, technically as good as any, a frank and spontaneous picture emerged. It was like looking at a Rembrandt painting after the grime of the ages had been removed. A vibrant colour palette with refined detail, catching with youthful freshness, yet thoroughly mature in its characterful expression.

NativeDSD Senior Reviewer

A Remarkable Recording!

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