Violin Sonatas

Renaud Capuçon has established himself as an artist with a reputation for impeccable performances and fine interpretations of classics and lesser-known repertoire. From his most recent album with critically-acclaimed readings of the Bach Violin Concertos and the Vasks Violin Concerto, to the Beethoven/ Korngold and Brahms/Berg concertos, Renaud has become known for the breadth of his repertoire, his world-class chamber music partners, and the quality of his playing.

For this album he recorded a recital for violin and piano – his first since the Beethoven Sonatas with Frank Braley in 2010 – and partners with Khatia Buniatishvili for a disc of some of the most powerful works from the Romantic period, all composed during the autumn/winter of 1886-1887. Also a great friend and regular chamber music partner of Martha Argerich, Khatia Buniatishvili is one of the fastest-rising young pianists of recent years, making her debut recording for Sony in 2011, receiving the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award in 2010, and in 2012 being named Best Newcomer of the Year at the Echo Klassik awards.

Dvorak:
 4 Romantic Pieces for Violin & Piano, Op. 75
 
Franck, C:
 Violin Sonata in A major
 
Grieg:
 Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45

"Despite the fact that Renaud Capucon plays with a full-blooded tone, it is rare to hear him overblow, either in Bach or - as here - in more robust repertoire. Rather, there is a calmness to his sense of melody that has a tendency to give his performances identity enough."
Gramophone Magazine - November 2014
 
"For much of the time Capuçon and Buniatishvili are alive to the tinest detail...Their approach may risk seeming indulgent, but is utterly convincing in the moment with so many hair-raising details...this is enthralling playing and nicely recorded."
BBC Music Magazine - Christmas 2014 ****