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Tag: Martha Argerich

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Beethoven Violin Sonata no. 4 in Am, op. 23

May 10, 2018April 23, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by Gidon Kremer and Martha Argerich, or below by Maria João Pires and Augustin Dumay (cover image by Jez Timms) Beethoven’s fourth violin sonata dates from 1801 and is dedicated to Count Moritz von Fries, an Austrian nobleman, banker, and … Continue reading Beethoven Violin Sonata no. 4 in Am, op. 23

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Beethoven Violin Sonata no. 3 in E-flat, op. 12 no. 3

January 12, 2018December 29, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by Gidon Kremer and Martha Argerich (cover image by Rodion Kutsaev) Today’s work is the third and final installment in the op. 12 piano sonatas, completed in 1798 and dedicated to Antonio Salieri, with whom Beethoven studied for a … Continue reading Beethoven Violin Sonata no. 3 in E-flat, op. 12 no. 3

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Beethoven Violin Sonata no. 2 in A, op. 12 no. 2

January 10, 2018December 29, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by Gidon Kremer and Martha Argerich (cover image by Annie Spratt) As discussed in Monday’s post, these three violin sonatas are Beethoven’s first, dating from 1798, and dedicated to Antonio Salieri, the supposed antagonist of that Mozart film. These … Continue reading Beethoven Violin Sonata no. 2 in A, op. 12 no. 2

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Beethoven Violin Sonata no. 1 in D, op. 12 no. 1

January 8, 2018January 8, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by Gidon Kremer and Martha Argerich (cover image by Annie Spratt) Do you think there could be anything challenging about this work? Well, you’d probably not have agreed with the critics of Beethoven’s time. As this is the first … Continue reading Beethoven Violin Sonata no. 1 in D, op. 12 no. 1

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