Ogata/Watson - Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonatas for Fortepiano and Violin Volume 4

Ian Watson and Susanna Ogata�s acclaimed series on CORO Connections continues with the fourth disc in their exploration of Beethoven�s Sonatas for Fortepiano and Violin. The Opus 12 Sonatas that are explored on this final volume are among the most Mozartian of the sonatas. They are, however, filled with Beethoven�s inimitable voice, from the assertive Sonata No. 1, in the violin�s most brilliant and sonorous key of D major, to the pianistically brilliant No. 3 in E flat with its cascades of triplets and sextuplets. Unmistakably Beethoven! Ian Watson has been described by The Times as a keyboard performer with �virtuosic panache and brilliantly articulated playing� and �a world-class soloist.� He was appointed