Beethoven: The Complete Violin Sonatas + Sonata no. 9, ‘Kreutzer’ [Audio & Video Bundle]

Shuann Chai, Shunske Sato

40,7556,05

Beethoven: The Complete Violin Sonatas [Triple Album]

Beethoven: Violin Sonata no. 9, ‘Kreutzer’ [Visual Video Album]

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This Boundary-Challenging new recording of Beethoven’s Complete Sonatas for Piano and Violin features the acclaimed duo: violinist Shunske Sato and pianist Shuann Chai. Beethoven’s pieces occupied a special place in their repertoire for a long time – in fact the Kreutzer Sonata was the very first piece they played together. Apart from playing Beethoven, both of them spent an inordinate amount of time deling into historical sources and old recordings.

We soak up what we can – reading anecdotes, newspapers articles, letters from people who heard Beethoven. And then… we let go and make it our own.
– Shunske Sato

‘Copying’ Beethoven is never the goal. Anyway, from what we know about his edgy and near-scandalous performances, I get the feeling that nothing we do now would be far enough! In a live performance we rarely plan what to do specifically; we agree on some general things. Our recording, then, is a version of what we might do, not the version. Beethoven had so much to say, and left us with so many possibilities. His scores are like treasure maps – there’s something wonderful everywhere you look, and it’s our responsibility to dig around and show what we’ve found! And everyone who searches will find something different, so I think it is important to own one’s interpretation.
– Shuann Chai

The motivation to make this recording arose when Shunske Sato and Shuann Chai played all Sonatas as a mini-marathon. It turned out to be a worthy endeavor: they got tremendously positive feedback. This recording allows them to share ‘their’ Beethoven with even more people.

Beethoven: The Complete Violin Sonatas in a nutshell:
*10 sonatas
*235 minutes of music
*Creative, expressive and daring musicians *Gorgeous sounding historical instruments *Recent insights from the historical informed
performance practice

Beethoven: Violin Sonata no. 9, ‘Kreutzer’ [Visual Video Album]
The Kreutzer Sonata is one of Beethoven’s most iconic works, full of fire, beauty, audacity – and just a touch of humor where you’d least expect it. This complete ‘Kreutzer’ Sonata (40 minutes) is filmed during the recording sessions and available as FullHD video. Unlike usual, the audio was completely leading for the complete video editing. This required a special approach by video director Onno van Ameijde. Knowing that possibly every take could be used in the final editing, the camera operators were actually only allowed to shoot perfect images. Their effort and concentration are therefore continuously equal to that of the musicians. The result is a spectacular experience of a live video session in which all the expression of the musicians in sound and image come together at the cutting edge.


Shunske Sato, Violin
Shuann Chai, Piano

Tracklist

Please note that the below previews are loaded as 44.1 kHz / 16 bit.
1.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 1 in D major opus 12 no. 1 - Allegro con brio
08:38
2.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 1 in D major opus 12 no. 1 - Tema con Variazioni: Andante con moto
07:23
3.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 1 in D major opus 12 no. 1 - Rondo: Allegro
04:52
4.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 2 in A major opus 12 no. 2 - Allegro vivace
06:37
5.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 2 in A major opus 12 no. 2 - Andante più tosto Allegretto
04:21
6.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 2 in A major opus 12 no. 2 - Allegro piacevole
05:26
7.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 3 in E-flat major opus 12 no. 3 - Allegro con spirito
09:07
8.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 3 in E-flat major opus 12 no. 3 - Adagio con molta espressione
05:27
9.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 3 in E-flat major opus 12 no. 3 - Rondo: Allegro molto
04:34
10.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 4 in A minor opus 23 - Presto
07:44
11.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 4 in A minor opus 23 - Andante scherzoso più Allegretto
07:42
12.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 4 in A minor opus 23 - Allegromolto
05:37
13.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 5 in F major opus 24 Spring - Allegro
10:00
14.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 5 in F major opus 24 Spring - Adagio molto espressivo
05:10
15.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 5 in F major opus 24 Spring- Scherzo: Allegro molto
01:20
16.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 5 in F major opus 24 Spring - Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
07:07
17.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 6 in A major opus 30 no. 1 - Allegro
08:18
18.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 6 in A major opus 30 no. 1 - Adagio molto espressivo
07:05
19.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 6 in A major opus 30 no. 1 - Allegretto con Variazioni
08:26
20.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 7 in C minor opus 30 no. 2 - Allegro con brio
08:23
21.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 7 in C minor opus 30 no. 2 - Adagio cantabile
08:43
22.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 7 in C minor opus 30 no. 2 - Scherzo: Allegro
03:14
23.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 7 in C minor opus 30 no. 2 - Finale: Allegro
05:43
24.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 8 in G major opus 30 no. 3 - Allegro assai
06:59
25.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 8 in G major opus 30 no. 3 - Tempo di Minuetto ma molto moderato e g
07:48
26.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 8 in G major opus 30 no. 3 - Allegro vivace
03:50
27.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 9 in A major opus 47 Kreutzer/Bridgetower - Adagio sostenuto
15:15
28.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 9 in A major opus 47 Kreutzer/Bridgetower - Andante con Variazioni
15:45
29.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 9 in A major opus 47 Kreutzer/Bridgetower - Presto
09:34
30.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 10 in G major opus 96 The Cockrow - Allegro moderato
09:40
31.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 10 in G major opus 96 The Cockrow - Adagio espressivo
05:22
32.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 10 in G major opus 96 The Cockrow - Scherzo
01:51
33.
Sonata for piano and violin no. 10 in G major opus 96 The Cockrow - Poco Allegretto
08:35

Total time: 03:55:36

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Producer & Recording Engineer

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Westvest90 (Schiedam, The Netherlands) Recording dates 30-31 October, 1-2 November, 3-6 December 2023, 16-19 January, 13 March 2024

Release DateOctober 10, 2024

Beethoven: The Complete Violin Sonatas [Triple Album]

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Tom Caulfield

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Brüel & Kjaer 4003, Neumann modified by Rens Heijnis Microphone cables, interlinks: Acoustic Revive

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Producer & Recording Engineer

Ernst Coutinho

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Westvest90 (Schiedam, The Netherlands) Recording dates 30-31 October, 1-2 November, 3-6 December 2023, 16-19 January, 13 March 2024

Release DateOctober 4, 2024

Beethoven: Violin Sonata no. 9, ‘Kreutzer’ [Visual Video Album]

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Brüel & Kjaer 4003, Neumann modified by Rens Heijnis Microphone cables, interlinks: Acoustic Revive

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Ernst Coutinho

Recording Location

Westvest90 (Schiedam, The Netherlands) Recording dates 30-31 October, 1-2 November, 3-6 December 2023, 16-19 January, 13 March 2024

Release DateOctober 10, 2024

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