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Beethoven Violin Sonatas Nos 2 and 10

Viktoria Mullova

Label: Signum Classics
Catalogue number: SIGCD 920
EAN / barcode: 0635212092026
Release date: 11 September 2025
Type: Album

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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. ★★★★ "'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." – The Guardian ★★★★★ Recording ★★★ Performance "Their dazzling playing captures all the music's wit and brilliance" – BBC Music Magazine

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Tracklist

01 Violin Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 12: I. Allegro vivace 05:51
02 Violin Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 12: II. Andante, Più Tosto Allegretto 04:54
03 Violin Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 12: III. Allegro piacevole 05:12
04 Violin Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 96: I. Allegro moderato 10:16
05 Violin Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 96: II. Adagio espressivo 05:46
06 Violin Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 96: III. Scherzo. Allegro 01:42
07 Violin Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 96: IV. Poco allegretto 08:46

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