Lugansky . Repin - Beethoven "Kreutzer" Sonata for Violin and Piano, No. 9

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata for violin & piano No. 9 in A major ("Kreutzer"), Op. 47 (1803)
Nikolai Lugansky, piano
Vadim Repin, violin, 2017
From Moscow Philharmonic Society


[0:00] I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto
[14:25] II. Andante con Variazioni
[28:16] III. Finale. Presto


“ … But all these solo or duet works were intended for personal gratification or private pleasure. The Kreutzer is the very first work for such reduced forces that bursts the accustomed modest bounds of chamber music with the weighty emotional gestures that formerly were the province of opera, oratorio, concerti and symphonies for massive ensembles. Through the Kreutzer, Beethoven raised chamber music out of the salons of royalty into the public arena. “

- Peter Gutmann