The second volume in Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien's ongoing series of Beethoven violin sonatas sustains the standard of the first, with their treatment of the Violin Sonata in F major, Spring, Op 24, perhaps their most delightful vehicle yet.
The opening melody is passed from violin to piano, its charm conveyed through Ibragimova's featherlight bowing; her subtle caresses then attend Tiberghien's rippling runs through the Adagio section, leading to the sublime conclusion of the Rondo. It's featured alongside the early A major sonata, Op 12 No 2, and the meatier G major sonata, Op 96, in which Beethoven seems to be displaying his entire emotional palette.
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