Beethoven - Violin Sonaten Nr. 5 ''Fruhling'', Nr. 9 ''Kreutzer'' - Vengerov, Golan, Markovich / insp!ration / Warner Classics Audio CD 2018

UPC 0190295655945

The Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24, is a four movement work for violin and piano by Ludwig van Beethoven. It was first published in 1801. The work is commonly known as the Spring Sonata (Frühlingssonate), although the name "Spring" was apparently given to it after Beethoven's death. The sonata was dedicated to Count Moritz von Fries, a patron to whom Beethoven also dedicated two other works of the same year—the String Quintet in C major, Op. 29 and the Violin Sonata No. 4—as well as his later Symphony No. 7 in A major.

The Violin Sonata No. 9, Op. 47 in A major, by Ludwig van Beethoven, is an 1803 sonata for piano and violin notable for its technical difficulty, unusual length (around 40 minutes), and emotional scope. It is commonly known as the Kreutzer Sonata (German: Kreutzer-Sonate) after the violinist Rodolphe Kreutzer, to whom it was ultimately dedicated, but who thoroughly disliked the piece and refused to play it.

Tracklist:

1 - 4.  Violinsonate Nr. 5 op. 24 ''Fruhling''   22:37

5 - 7.  Violinsonate Nr. 9 op. 47 ''Kreutzer''   38:29

• Violin - Maxim Vengerov
• Piano - Itamar Golan (1-4), Alexander Markovich (5-7)