Beethoven Violin Sonatas 1, 5 & 8

Beethoven's twelve violin sonatas add up to a comprehensive exploration of the possibilities and potential of writing for the two instruments on equal terms - possibilities that he was ideally placed to understand. The three sonatas on this recording are waypoints on a journey, crafted by a composer who was both violinist and pianist, and who never ceased exploring the practical possibilities of the instruments for which he wrote.