Andrew Wan & Charles Richard-Hamelin - Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 6, 7 & 8 (2018) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

Here's a new album that brings together two of Canada's most prominent young musicians, Andrew Wan, concertmaster of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal since 2008, and Charles Richard-Hamelin, Silver medalist and winner of the Krystian Zimerman award at the International Chopin Piano Competition in 2015. For this first studio collaboration, they recorded the three sonatas of Beethoven's Op. 30, one of the most important works for violin and piano. Wan and Richard-Hamelin’s playing is dynamic and expressive and the result is nothing short of impressive. These works by Beethoven highlight three facets of the composer’s personality. While Sonata No. 6 shows Beethoven’s calmer side, Sonata No. 7 reveals a more tempestuous and tormented man, and the charming Sonata No. 8 displays a touch of humor. This is the first album of three by Wan and Richard-Hamelin that will cover the complete sonatas for violin and piano of Ludwig van Beethoven.

Tracklist:
01. Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30, No. 1: I. Allegro
02. Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30, No. 1: II. Adagio, molto espressivo
03. Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30, No. 1: III. Allegretto con variazioni
04. Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 2: I. Allegro con brio
05. Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile
06. Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 2: III. Scherzo: Allegro
07. Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 2: IV. Finale: Allegro-Presto
08. Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3: I. Allegro assai
09. Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3: II. Tempo di menuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
10. Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3: III. Allegro vivace

Personnel:
Andrew Wan (violin)
Charles Richard-Hamelin (piano)