Works for violin and piano duo, and solo piano, performed by violinist Corey Cerovsek and pianist Paavali Jumppanen.Beethoven:
Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96Beethoven:
Sonata in C minor, Op. 111Revered
as he is, it’s easy to think of Beethoven as somehow staid and a bit
predictable. It’s easy to forget just how surprising his music can be.
Written when Beethoven was struggling to find love and was just about to
begin writing his heavier late works, this sonata is surprisingly serene,
with singing, lyrical melody more or less throughout, interrupted only
briefly by a more spirited third-movement Scherzo and a fleet little coda to
bring it to a close. Then, we’ll hear Beethoven’s last piano sonata. The
first movement is in C minor, the same key Beethoven used for the famously
stormy Fifth, and it has that same moody, tempestuous feel. Suddenly, though,
in the second movement, we find ourselves in C major, with the introduction
of an incredible, beautifully simple chorale-like theme. From here, Beethoven
proceeds through a set of variations, leading the listener ever deeper into
the piece.