Henryk Szeryng – Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-10 (1980/2018) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

As a young boy he was trained by his mother to play piano but later decided to exchange the instrument for the violin. In 1928, convinced by Bronisław Huberman (a friend of the family), Szeryng went to Berlin to study under Karl Flesch. His debut concert took place in Warsaw in 1933 when he performed Ludwig van Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major with Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Bruno Walter. In the same year he played in Bucharest, Vienna, and Paris, achieving acclaim both from the audience and the critics. In the years 1933-1939 the artist continued to learn violin under Jacques Thibaud and Gabriel Bouillon and studied composition under Nadia Boulanger.

Tracklist:
1. Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12, No. 1 : 1. Allegro con brio 09:41
2. Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12, No. 1 : 2. Tema con variazioni (Andante con moto) 07:10
3. Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12, No. 1 : 3. Rondo (Allegro) 04:52
4. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 12, No. 2 : 1. Allegro vivace 07:04
5. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 12, No. 2 : 2. Andante più tosto allegretto 05:19
6. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 12, No. 2 : 3. Allegro piacevole 05:04
7. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3 : 1. Allegro con spirito 09:09
8. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3 : 2. Adagio con molt’ espressione 07:13
9. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3 : 3. Rondo (Allegro molto) 04:24
10. Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23 : 1. Presto 05:34
11. Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23 : 2. Andante scherzoso, più allegretto 08:02
12. Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23 : 3. Allegro molto 06:00
13. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 “Spring” : 1. Allegro 09:43
14. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 “Spring” : 2. Adagio molto espressivo 05:23
15. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 “Spring” : 3. Scherzo (Allegro molto) 01:10
16. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 “Spring” : 4. Rondo (Allegro ma non troppo) 06:51
17. Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30, No. 1 : 1. Allegro 07:54
18. Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30, No. 1 : 2. Adagio 06:15
19. Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30, No. 1 : 3. Allegretto con variazioni 08:29
20. Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30, No. 2 : 1. Allegro con brio 08:24
21. Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30, No. 2 : 2. Adagio cantabile 08:52
22. Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30, No. 2 : 3. Scherzo (Allegro) 03:21
23. Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30, No. 2 : 4. Finale (Allegro) 05:50
24. Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30, No. 3 : 1. Allegro assai 06:52
25. Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30, No. 3 : 2. Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso 07:34
26. Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30, No. 3 : 3. Allegro vivace 03:46
27. Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 “Kreutzer” : 1. Adagio sostenuto – Presto 12:17
28. Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 “Kreutzer” : 2. Andante con variazioni 15:35
29. Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 “Kreutzer” : 3. Finale (Presto) 07:22
30. Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96 : 1. Allegro moderato 10:13
31. Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96 : 2. Adagio espressivo 05:42
32. Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96 : 3. Scherzo (Allegro) 01:56
33. Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96 : 4. Poco allegretto 09:30