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Robert Schumann

Violin Sonatas

Christian Tetzlaff, violin
Lars Vogt, piano

ODE 1205-2 · CD · September 2013

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Track listing

11 tracks · 69:43

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Robert Schumann

  1. Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105 17:06
  2. 1 I. Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck 7:49
  3. 2 II. Allegretto 3:46
  4. 3 III. Lebhaft 5:31
  5. Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121 32:49
  6. 4 I. Ziemlich langsam ? lebhaft 13:39
  7. 5 II. Sehr lebhaft 4:24
  8. 6 III. Leise, einfach 5:19
  9. 7 IV. Bewegt 9:27
  10. Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in A minor, WoO 2 19:48
  11. 8 I. Ziemlich langsam 7:16
  12. 9 II. Intermezzo: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell 2:26
  13. 10 III. Lebhaft 3:19
  14. 11 IV. Finale: Markiertes, ziemlich lebhaftes Tempo 6:47

About this recording

Ondine is pleased to announce the second chamber music recording with violinist Christian Tetzlaff, featuring his long time musical partner pianist Lars Vogt.

With the selection of these violin sonatas for violin and piano by Robert Schumann (1810-1856) the artists show the development of the composer, including the third sonata that was neglected for a long time after Schumann's death and only premiered in 1956.

Christian Tetzlaff has been considered one of the world's leading international violinists for many years, and still maintains a most extensive performing schedule. Musical America named him "Instrumentalist of the Year" in 2005 and his recording of the violin concertos by Mendelssohn and Schumann, released on Ondine in 2011 (ODE 1195-2), received the "Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik".

Lars Vogt was appointed the first ever "Pianist in Residence" by the Berlin Philharmonic in 2003/04 and enjoys a high profile as a soloist and chamber musician.

The earlier release of Sonatas for Piano and Violin by Mozart (ODE 1204-2) with Tetzlaff and Vogt has won many awards, among them the Gramophone Editor's Choice and the Recording of the Month, Chamber Choice, for BBC Music Magazine.

Features

Booklet with liner notes in English and German

Press

Tetzlaff, more than any other violinist around today, is utterly attuned to Schumann's idiom in these later works: the mercurial changes of mood are conveyed as if they're the most natural thing in the world (...). This, quite simply, wipes the floor with the competition. If you have the slightest interest in Schumann's chamber music, add it to your shelves.

Harriet Smith, Gramophone January 2014, Recording of the Month

There's no doubting the rewarding partnership of Christian Tetzlaff and Lars Vogt in this admirable account. Their partnership is equal throughout (...). Piercing intelligence and verve illuminate each movement; and Tetzlaff is never afraid to take his tone right down to a whisper, enhancing the works' everpresent shadows. There is exemplary tenderness, tempered at all times by good sense.

Performance: **, Recording: ***

Jessica Duche, BBC Music Magazine, February 2014

Robert Schumann kommen die wenigsten Geiger unserer Zeit so nah. Und Vogts Klavierspiel ist schlicht kongenial. Eine kleine Sensation.
Aachener Zeitung, 5.10.2013

The artists

Christian Tetzlaff

Christian Tetzlaff has been one of the most sought-after violinists and exciting musicians on the classical music scene for many years. “The greatest performance of the work I’ve ever heard,” Tim Ashley wrote in the Guardian about his interpretation of the Beethoven Violin Concerto with Daniel Harding. In the Frankfurter Rundschau Hans-Klaus Jungheinrich called it virtually a “rediscovery” of this frequently played work.

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Lars Vogt

Born in the German town of Düren in 1970, Lars Vogt came to public attention when he won second prize at the 1990 Leeds International Piano Competition and since then enjoyed a varied career. His versatility as an artist ranged from the core classical repertoire of Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms to the romantics Grieg, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov through to the dazzling Lutoslawski concerto. During his late years Lars Vogt was increasingly working with orchestras both as conductor and directing from the keyboard. His appointment as Music Director of the Royal Northern Sinfonia at the Sage, Gateshead and Orchestre de chambre de Paris reflected this new development in his career.

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Also recommended

Mendelssohn & Schumann

Violin Concertos

Christian Tetzlaff, violin · Frankfurt RSO · Paavo Järvi, conductor

ODE 1195-2 · CD · Oct 2011

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