Tedi Papavrami & Francois-Frederic Guy - Beethoven Complete Sonatas (2017)

Albanian-born, Geneva-based violinist Tedi Papavrami has not only fashioned a major international career on the concert stage, but has had success as an actor, notably in France. That said, his focus remains on music, both as a performer and teacher. Papavrami has concertized across Europe, Israel, Turkey, and Japan, and appeared as soloist with such orchestras as the Orchestre de Paris, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the Bamberger Symphony. Papavrami's repertory is fairly broad, taking in works by J.S. Bach, Paganini, Brahms, Saint-Saëns, Prokofiev, and Milhaud. One rather offbeat corner of his repertory is the keyboard sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti, a number of which he has transcribed for violin and performed. Papavrami regularly appears in chamber music concerts, not least because he is a member of the Schumann Quartet. Papavrami has made numerous recordings, most of them available from Naxos and Aeon.

Tracklist:
CD1

Violin and Piano Sonata No. 1 in D, Op. 12 No. 1
Sonate pour violon et piano n° 1 en ré majeur, op. 12 n° 1 (1798)
1. I. Allegro con brio (8’31)
2. II. Tema con variazioni. Andante con moto (6’18)
3. III. Rondo. Allegro (4’26)

Violin and Piano Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 12 No. 2
Sonate pour violon et piano n° 2 en la majeur, op. 12 n° 2 (1798)
4. I. Allegro vivace (5’58)
5. II. Andante, più tosto Allegretto (5’11)
6. III. Allegro piacevole (4’44)

Violin and Piano Sonata No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 12 No. 3
Sonate pour violon et piano n° 3 en mi b majeur, op. 12 n° 3 (1798)
7. I. Allegro con spirito (7’53)
8. II. Adagio con molt’ espressione (6’05)
9. III. Rondo. Allegro molto (4’00)

Violin and Piano Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23
Sonate pour violon et piano n° 4 en la mineur, op. 23 (1801)
10. I. Presto (7’38)
11. II. Andante scherzoso, più Allegretto (7’16)
12. III. Allegro molto (5’17)

CD2

Violin and Piano Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24, “Spring Sonata”
Sonate pour violon et piano n° 5 en fa majeur, op. 24, « Le Printemps » (1801)
1. I. Allegro (9’26)
2. II. Adagio molto espressivo (6’06)
3. III. Scherzo. Allegro molto – Trio (1’10)
4. IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo (6’20)

Violin and Piano Sonata No. 6 in A, Op. 30 No. 1
Sonate pour violon et piano n° 6 en la majeur, op. 30 n° 1 (1802)
5. I. Allegro (7’15)
6. II. Adagio molto espressivo (7’03)
7. III. Allegretto con variazioni (7’32)

Violin and Piano Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2
Sonate pour violon et piano n° 7 en ut mineur, op. 30 n° 2 (1802)
8. I. Allegro con brio (7’23)
9. II. Adagio cantabile (8’18)
10. III. Scherzo. Allegro – Trio (3’20)
11. IV. Finale. Allegro (5’09)

CD3

Violin and Piano Sonata No. 8 in G, Op. 30 No. 3
Sonate pour violon et piano n° 8 en sol majeur, op. 30 n° 3 (1802)
1. I. Allegro assai (5’56)
2. II. Tempo di Minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso (7’04)
3. III. Allegro vivace (3’26)

Violin and Piano Sonata No. 9 in A, Op. 47, “Kreutzer Sonata”
Sonate pour violon et piano n° 9 en la majeur, op. 47, « à Kreutzer » (1804)
4. I. Adagio sostenuto – Presto (12’59)
5. II. Andante con variazioni (13’36)
6. III. Finale. Presto (7’59)

Violin and Piano Sonata No. 10 in G, Op. 96
Sonate pour violon et piano n° 10 en sol majeur, op. 96 (1812)
7. I. Allegro moderato (10’09)
8. II. Adagio espressivo (6’33)
9. III. Scherzo. Allegro – Trio (1’39)
10. IV. Poco Allegretto (9’00)