Renaud Capuçon, Martha Argerich – Beethoven, Schumann, Franck (2022) [FLAC 24bit/48kHz]

Renaud Capuçon, Martha Argerich – Beethoven, Schumann, Franck (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:23:15 minutes | 836 MB | Genre: Classical
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French violinist Renaud Capuçon enjoys international renown as a soloist and chamber musician, is artistic director of several festivals, and is also known for his commitment to promoting and supporting younger artists and for commissioning compositions. Now he signed a contract with Deutsche Grammophon and the first album on the yellow label is not long in coming: a duo album with three of the most beautiful sonatas for violin and piano – accompanied by pianist Martha Argerich. The two are now a seasoned duo and have been playing on the stages of international festivals and concert halls for 20 years.

The concert heard here was recorded live in April 2022 at the Easter Festival in Aix-en-Provence. It was dedicated to American pianist Nicholas Angelich, a friend and colleague who had died just days before. The program includes three major works for violin and piano: Schumann’s Sonata No. 1, Op. 105, Beethoven’s Sonata No. 9, Op. 47 (“Kreutzer”), and Franck’s Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major

“It’s a real live recording,” Capuçon says, “you rarely get something like this in the studio. Of course, it’s an honor for me to play these pieces with Martha, but at the same time it feels natural. She coaxes things out of me like no one else.”French violinist Renaud Capuçon launched a new long-term partnership with the famous German label Deutsche Grammophon in 2022, which is intended to ‘present classical music in an innovative way’. For this first release on DGG, the violinist reunites once more with pianist Martha Argerich. This isn’t new repertoire for the pianist, who continues to explore the pieces she knows by heart (her expertise in this repertoire has long been illustrated, alongside musicians such as Ivry Gitlis, Gidon Kremer, Itzhak Perlman, etc.). There’s nothing new here for Renaud Capuçon either—he’s already tackled the Schumann sonata with Argerich (Warner Classics, Lugano, 2011), officially recorded the Franck sonata with Khatia Buniatishvili (Erato) and the “Kreutzer” sonata with Frank Braley. However, these performances, recorded at the Easter Festival in Aix-en-Provence in April 2022, will be warmly received. How can anyone refuse the opportunity to listen to two artists who bounce off each other so well, both musically and as friends? – Pierre-Yves Lascar

Tracklist:

1-01. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105: I. Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck (07:46)
1-02. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105: II. Allegretto (03:59)
1-03. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105: III. Lebhaft (04:56)
1-04. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 “Kreutzer”: I. Adagio sostenuto – Presto (13:45)
1-05. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 “Kreutzer”: II. Andante con variazioni (16:05)
1-06. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 “Kreutzer”: III. Finale (Presto) (08:39)
1-07. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8: I. Allegretto ben moderato (06:30)
1-08. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8: II. Allegro (08:04)
1-09. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8: III. Recitativo – Fantasia (Ben moderato) (07:28)
1-10. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8: IV. Allegretto poco mosso (05:59)

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