Album: Beethoven, Kreutzer Sonata / Mullova etc (Onyx)
Gut strings suit Viktoria Mullova.
The violinist's exploration of historically informed performance practice continues with this remarkable recording of Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata and Sonata in E flat with fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout. The pitch is dark (approximately a quarter tone below modern concert pitch), the articulation bold, the textures volatile.
The E flat's slow movement opens with a mere wisp of sound, the Kreutzer with chords of exquisite gravity. A provocative and highly expressive reading.
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