Beethoven: violin sonatas vol 4, op 30 nos 1 - 3; violin sonatas 'Kreutzer' op 47, no 10 op 96 | CD reviews

(Accent) (Decca)Two approaches to Beethoven's sonatas which could not be more strongly contrasted: Kurosaki is well known as a period-instrument orchestral leader, while Dusinberre is the leader of the Takács Quartet. The wiry, plangent sound of Kurosaki's 1801 violin is perfectly complemented by the percussive but singing tone of Linda Nicholson's Viennese fortepiano, especially effective in the powerful C minor Sonata Op 30 No 2. All is sweetness and light, by comparison, in Dusinberre's fine...

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