XXVI. BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van: Violin Sonata #5, Op. 24 ("Spring")

XXVI. BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van (1770-1827)

Violin Sonata #5, Op. 24 ("Spring") (1801)
1. Allegro
2. Adagio molto espressivo
3. Scherzo: Allegro molto
4. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Enrico Pace, piano
(28:03)

Written around the same time as the First Symphony, this music still solidly belongs to Beethoven's "Classical" period.

Thus, despite its subtitle (given to the work posthumously), this is not yet the lush, "romantic" music which Beethoven will start to write a few years from this date.

This is still Haydn-esque music -- gorgeous, but restrained. Beethoven is such a conversationalist -- the back and forth between the two instruments is consistently captivating and is seen from the start:

Kavakos and Pace hit it right on the nose.