Credits:

Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)

Description:

Charles Richard-Amurin, second prize winner at the 17th International Chopin Competition in 2015 and now an internationally acclaimed musician, and Andrew Wang, concertmaster of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra since 2008. Andrew Wang. The Beethoven Violin Sonatas, which they completed over a two-year period starting in 2018, have been highly acclaimed in Canada and elsewhere, winning the Junod Prize for Small Ensembles (2022) and the Prix Felix. Their next project was Schumann's two sonatas written one after the other in 1851, and his third sonata, a four-movement sonata in which he wrote two movements for the "F.A.E. Sonata," a collaboration with Dietrich and Brahms that was published two years later. Included. Both are masterpieces that, like Beethoven's late violin sonatas, treat violin and piano as equals, and yet achieve the heights of Romantic music by making balanced use of the high expressive power required of the two instruments. Wang and Richard-Amran give a wonderful performance with sharp phrasing, delicate touch, and dynamic expression, conveying to the listener the beauty and severity of the work in an intimate setting. Naxos Japan

Tracklisting:

1.Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105~Mit leidenschaftlichem ausdruck
2.Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105~Allegretto
3.Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105~Lebhaft
4.Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121~Ziemlich langsam - lebhaft
5.Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121~Sehr lebhaft
6.Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121~Leise, einfach
7.Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121~Bewegt
8.Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor, WoO 27~Ziemlich langsam - [Lebhaft]
9.Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor, WoO 27~Scherzo. Lebhaft
10.Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor, WoO 27~Intermezzo. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
11.Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor, WoO 27~Finale. Markiertes, ziemlich lebhaftes Tempo