Sonatas for Piano & Violin

With this box set of 16 Sonatas for Piano and Violin, Renaud Capuçon and Kit Armstrong showcase the brilliance of Mozart’s chamber music. Together they bring to life the incredible variety and different facets of
Mozart’s genius, and the violinist describes their musical relationship as “incredibly inspirational. Everything works in a completely uncomplicated and natural way, and after we had played these sonatas in Salzburg, we knew at once that we wanted to record them. To perform these pieces with Kit is to embark on a wonderful musical journey.” And Kit Armstrong adds, "In the main, we have placed a great deal of trust both in Mozart’s music and in our listeners. We do not deliberately lighten the music’s countenance, simplify the equivocal, or apologize for any of its manifold characters. We forbore, to use a culinary analogy, our longpractised art and skill of sublimating ordinary ingredients, for we felt that here we were dealing with extraordinary ingredients, and we are convinced that we can trust our listeners to appreciate them as such.
As often mentioned, the role of the violin in Mozart’s sonatas is more subordinate than it would become in the combination of violin plus piano from the 19th century onwards. However, we did not historicize in our playing; on the contrary, it was particularly rewarding to see beauties brought forth by later techniques blossom in Mozart’s music. When I hear Renaud render Mozart’s lyrical flights with all the sumptuousness and
refinement that modern violin playing can have, I am convinced: it is beautiful, and that is what matters.”

Tracklist:

DISC 1: 
VIOLIN SONATA IN C MAJOR, K. 296
I. Allegro vivace 
II. Andante sostenuto
III. Rondeau. Allegro

VIOLIN SONATA IN G MAJOR, K. 301
I. Allegro con spirito
II. Allegro

VIOLIN SONATA IN E-FLAT MAJOR, K. 302
I. Allegro
II. Rondeau. Andante grazioso

VIOLIN SONATA IN C MAJOR, K. 303
I. Adagio - Molto allegro
II. Tempo di menuetto

VIOLIN SONATA IN E MINOR, K. 304
I. Allegro
II. Tempo di menuetto

VIOLIN SONATA IN A MAJOR, K. 305
I. Allegro di molto
II. Thema

DISC 2:
VIOLIN SONATA IN D MAJOR, K. 306 
I. Allegro con spirito 
II. Andantino cantabile
III. Allegretto

K. 359 12 VARIATIONS ON "LA BERGÈRE CÉLIMÈNE"

K. 360 6 VARIATIONS ON "HÉLAS, J'AI PERDU MON AMANT"

VIOLIN SONATA IN F MAJOR, K. 376 
I. Allegro 
II. Andante
III. Rondeau. Allegretto grazioso

VIOLIN SONATA IN F MAJOR, K. 377 
I. Allegro 
II. Andante
III. Tempo di menuetto

DISC 3:
VIOLIN SONATA IN B-FLAT MAJOR, K. 378 
I. Allegro moderato 
II. Andantino sostenuto e cantabile
III. Rondeau. Allegro

VIOLIN SONATA IN G MAJOR, K. 379 
I. Adagio 
II. Thema. Andantino cantabile

VIOLIN SONATA IN E-FLAT MAJOR, K. 380 
I. Allegro 
II. Andante con moto
III. Rondeau. Allegro

VIOLIN SONATA IN B-FLAT MAJOR, K. 454 
I. Largo - Allegro 
II. Andante
III. Allegretto 

DISC 4:
VIOLIN SONATA IN E-FLAT MAJOR, K. 481 
I. Molto allegro 
II. Adagio
III. Allegretto

VIOLIN SONATA IN A MAJOR, K. 526 
I. Molto allegro 
II. Andante
III. Presto

VIOLIN SONATA IN F MAJOR, K. 547 
I. Andantino cantabile 
II. Allegro
III. Thema. Andante