Ludwig Van Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas 5-7

2020 saw the release of the first instalment in this three-disc traversal of Beethoven's violin sonatas -a disc which has garnered distinctions such as Choc de Classicaand Cum Laude(Luister), with performances that 'wed classical verve to a profoundly Romantic spirit' (Gramophone) in 'recordings that are conversations by a perfect instrumental pairing' (BBC Music Magazine). As Frank Peter Zimmermannand Martin Helmchen open the second disc, they do so with the iconic Spring Sonata, Op. 24. Completed in 1801, the work proved immediately popular with a second edition appearing only months after the first publication. There were also numerous arrangements for a variety of forces -including a song based on motifs from the sonata's slow movement.