Leonidas kavakos is a greek violinist and conductor. The sonatas for violin and piano 110 by leonidas kavakos, enrico pace, ludwig van beethoven from amazons classical music store. Music go search buy again your store deals store gift. Kavakos has already recorded all of beethovens violin sonatas, and he didnt want to include any of the composers famed string quartets. In the 201920 season, in addition to concerts with major orchestras in europe and the united states, kavakos will once again join yoyo ma and emanuel ax for three programs in carnegie hall comprising beethoven trios and sonatas. Leonidas kavakos violin enrico pace piano four major duo works covering a century and more form the programme by the greek violinist and his regular italian pianist partner, with whom he has recorded all the beethoven sonatas to considerable acclaim. As a violinist, he has won prizes at several international violin competitions, including the sibelius. But he presents the myriad doublestops, compoundchords, and wide leaps with such clarity and vividness that your ear is drawn to these effects more than usual. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. After initiating an exclusive recording contract with decca, violinist leonidas kavakos released a set of ludwig van beethovens complete violin sonatas with pianist enrico pace, offering fullblooded performances that have a strong appeal to a wide audience. Today is greek violin virtuoso leonidas kavakos 52nd.
Official website of the boston symphony orchestra, inc. Acclaimed greek violinist leonidas kavakos makes his decca classics debut with the complete beethoven violin sonatas. Leonidas kavakos and yuja wang here give a hearty, if rather cold, performance of brahms muchloved violin sonatas. Not that kavakos struggles with the solo partfar from it. Joined by such musicians as leonidas kavakos on violin, the recording features brahms clarinet quintet alongside a selection of hungarian dances and other folkinspired works. The violin sonatas leonidas kavakos stravinsky bach leonidas kavakos. This joyous set of beethovens sonatas takes its place among the very best. Beethovens piano sonatas form one of the most important collections of works in the whole history of music. The composer treated violin and piano as equal partners, a strategy fully explored four years later in his commanding op. Today is greek violin virtuoso leonidas kavakos 52nd birthday. Frequent collaborators pianist emanuel ax, violinist leonidas kavakos, and cellist yoyo ma perform an allbeethoven program of trios for piano, violin, and cello in ozawa hall. Leonidas kavakos plays the 1724 abergavenny violin by antonio stradivari. Stravinsky bach, an album by leonidas kavakos, peter nagy on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Leonidas kavakos performs music from his new album of the complete beethoven violin sonatas for decca classics.
From the success of this album, i look forward to the day when yang will record some meaty solo beethoven sonatas in addition to the third concerto, she has performed a couple sonatas in recital, though she prefers the virtuosic romantics, as chopin and liszt. Leonidas kavakos and enrico pace will perform the entire cycle of ten sonatas for violin and piano that beethoven composed within a period of approximately twenty years. For music fans who are familiar primarily with beethovens big works, these sonatas expose us to the intimate, private side of this extraordinary composer. Wang has proven her virtuoso skills with her previous recital cds, but this is the first recording shes made of chamber music.
Leonidas kavakos with enrice pace have done just that, recording all of beethovens violin sonatas over a 12 month period. Leonidas kavakos beethoven sonata for violin and piano. Spanning several decades of his life as a composer, the sonatas soon came to be seen as the first body of substantial serious works for piano suited to performance in large concert halls seating hundreds of people. Leonidas kavakos and enrico pace in beethoven violin sonatas. Analysis of form in beethovens sonatas internet archive. The violin sonatas by leonidas kavakos and yuja wang on amazon music. Once again they demonstrate a perfect musical partnership. The interpretations are passionate and fulltoned, communicated in a strong romantic vein rather than with classical restraint with no. Leonidas kavakos and enrico paces unforgettable allbeethoven recital at hkaf in 2014 was acclaimed with a standing ovation and demand for encore after encore. For the 250th anniversary, leonidas kavakos goes big on beethoven.
Violin sonatas leonidas kavakos, enrico pace songs. Violin sonatas leonidas kavakos, enrico pace on allmusic 2012 after. Being suitable for both private and public performance, beethovens sonatas form a bridge between the worlds of the salon and the concert hall. In kavakos introduction he admits to the weight of the responsibility however it is obvious he and pace have enjoyed their time recording these seminal works. Leonidas kavakos is recognised across the world as a violinist and artist of rare quality, known at the highest level for his virtuosity, superb musicianship and the integrity of. To hear leonidas kavakos play the brahms violin concerto is to be newly apprised of the works reputed difficulties. The unrivaled elegance and beauty of leonidas kavakoss sound would be reason enough to embark with him on a traversal of the complete beethoven sonatas for violin and piano, but its the probing musicianship he and the excellent pianist enrico pace bring to it that makes the ride so thrilling. Beethoven leonidas kavakos, enrico pace violin sonatas. A former 1st prize winner at sibelius, naumburg and paganini international violin competitions, he is widely respected as one of todays preeminent instrumentalists. Leonidas kavakos the beethoven violin sonatas youtube.
These works dominate the classical repertoire, as each one of them is important in its own way and all of them together outline the development of the great composers. Leonidas kavakos withdraws from forthcoming performances. Together with pianist enrico pace, kavakos will perform three of beethovens violin sonatas, including two written just before the composer penned his heiligenstadt testament, in which he explained that encroaching deafness was responsible for his withdrawal from society. Hear an excerpt from a new recording of beethovens violin sonatas by the violinist and his collaborator, pianist enrico pace, that keeps the. The symphony center presents series also honors beethoven in concerts with emanuel ax, leonidas kavakos, and yoyo ma performing three of his piano trios. Leonidas kavakos performs music from his new album of the complete beethoven violin. Brahms violin sonatas by leonidas kavakos 20140415. Interplay and exchange are central to the three pieces in this programme, qualities guaranteed to trigger mercurial musicmaking from the. The violinist leonidas kavakos and the pianist enrico pace are performing the complete beethoven violin sonatas in three concerts as part of. Violin concerto to enjoy in your home or car, or gift. On chandos, tasmin little and martin roscoe do the same, at very similar tempos, and i find they have more to say. The final track is a brief encore, a transcription of brahms famous lullaby.
Leonidas kavakos performs these beethoven works with exceptional sensitivity and subtlety. The violin sonatas to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Beethoven drew inspiration from the viennese violinist, ignaz schuppanzigh, while crafting his op. Deceptive cadence hear an excerpt from a new recording of beethovens violin sonatas by the violinist and his collaborator, pianist enrico pace, that. Leonidas kavakos, pace beethoven violin sonatas amazon.
Some people dont like beethoven because they consider his works to be too bombastic and forceful. All but the last are from the earlier part of beethovens career and they succeed best when they are approached this way. Beethovens piano sonatas came to be seen as the first cycle of major piano pieces suited to concert hall performance. Complete violin sonatas kavakos, pace with kavakos, leonidas, pace, enrico on cd.
The violinist was set to perform with the new york philharmonic at the bravo. On each of the compacts discs there is a quote from a reflection by leonidas kavakos. Leonidas kavakos will perform the beethoven sonata cycle in venues across europe in 20. Whether for economical or aesthetic reasons, the first seven sonatas are arranged not in chronological order but in attractive recital sequences.
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