LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

SONATAS FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO

Uri Pianka, violin
Jonathan Zak, piano

 

Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1
Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 12 No. 2
Sonata No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 No. 3
Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23
Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 “Spring”
Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 30 No. 1
Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2
Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3
Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 “Kreutzer”
Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96

 

 

Here, surely, is one of the finest performances of Beethoven’s Sonatas for Violin and Piano ever committed to disc. The performances were recorded live in Israel on three consecutive Saturdays in November, 1983. Uri Pianka’s and Jonathan Zak’s credentials as outstanding musicians are well known to classical music lovers. Both as soloists and as participants in chamber music they have proven time and again that their musicality and virtuosity combine to make each of their performances a special event.