Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 5 Andrew Wan & Charles Richard-Hamelin

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1:
• 1 Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio 08:42
• 2 Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: II. Tema con variazioni - Andante con moto 06:42
• 3 Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: III. Rondo - Allegro 04:42
• Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12 No. 2:
• 4 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12 No. 2: I. Allegro vivace 06:13
• 5 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12 No. 2: II. Andante, più tosto allegretto 04:53
• 6 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12 No. 2: III. Allegro piacevole 04:58
• Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-fl at Major, Op. 12 No. 3:
• 7 Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-fl at Major, Op. 12 No. 3: I. Allegro con spirito 08:32
• 8 Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-fl at Major, Op. 12 No. 3: II. Adagio con molta espressione 06:19
• 9 Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-fl at Major, Op. 12 No. 3: III. Rondo - Allegro molto 04:26
• Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24, “Spring”:
• 10 Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24, “Spring”: I. Allegro 10:24
• 11 Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24, “Spring”: II. Adagio molto espressivo - Allegro 05:40
• 12 Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24, “Spring”: III. Scherzo - Allegro molto Scherzo - Allegro 01:15
• 13 Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24, “Spring”: IV. Rondo - Allegro ma non troppo - Allegro 06:23
• Total Runtime 01:19:09

Info for Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 5

In this excellent second volume of the complete sonatas for violin and piano by Ludwig van Beethoven, Andrew Wan and Charles Richard-Hamelin present the three sonatas of opus 12 and Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24, often referred to as the “Spring Sonata” (Frühlingssonate), was composed in 1800 and 1801 during an especially productive period for Beethoven and is undoubtedly one of Beethoven’s most famous chamber works. The first volume of this collection was considered to be one of the best classical albums of 2018 by Radio-Canada.

Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano
Andrew Wan, violin

Andrew Wan
was named concertmaster of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) in 2008. As soloist, he has performed worldwide under conductors such as Vengerov, Petrenko, Labadie, Rizzi, Oundjian, Stern, and DePreist and has appeared in recitals with artists such as the Juilliard String Quartet, Repin, Hamelin, Trifonov, Pressler, Widmann, Ax, Ehnes, and Shaham.

His discography includes Grammy-nominated and Juno award-winning releases with the Seattle Chamber Music Society, the Metropolis Ensemble, and the New Orford String Quartet (NOSQ). In the fall of 2015, he released a live recording of all three Saint-Saëns violin concerti with the OSM and Kent Nagano under the Analekta label to wide critical acclaim, garnering an Opus Award and an ADISQ nomination.

Mr. Wan graduated from the Juilliard School with three degrees and is currently Assistant Professor of Violin at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University, Artistic Director of the OSM Chamber Soloists, Artistic Director of the Prince Edward County Chamber Music Festival, and Artistic Partner of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. Andrew Wan performs on a 1744 Michel’Angelo Bergonzi violin, and gratefully acknowledges its loan from the David Sela Collection.

Charles Richard-Hamelin
Silver medalist and laureate of the Krystian Zimerman award of the best sonata at the International Chopin Piano Competition in 2015, Charles Richard-Hamelin is standing out as one of the most important pianists of his generation.

He also won the second prize at the Montreal International Musical Competition and the third prize and special award for the best performance of a Beethoven sonata at the Seoul International Music Competition in South Korea. In April 2015, he was awarded the prestigious Career Development Award offered by the Women’s Musical Club of Toronto.

He has appeared in various prestigious festivals including the Prague Spring Festival, La Roque d’Anthéron in France, “Chopin and his Europe” Festival in Warsaw and the Lanaudière Festival in Canada. As a soloist, he has performed with various ensembles including the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Beethoven Academy Orchestra, Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, OFUNAM (Mexico), Korean Symphony Orchestra and I Musici de Montréal.

Originally from Lanaudière in Québec, Charles Richard-Hamelin studied with Paul Surdulescu, Sara Laimon, Boris Berman and André Laplante. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in performance from McGill University in 2011 and a master’s degree from the Yale School of Music in 2013 and received full scholarships in both institutions.

He also completed an Artist Diploma program at the Conservatoire de musique et d’art dramatique de Montréal in 2016 and currently takes lessons on a regular basis with pianist Jean Saulnier. His first solo album, which features late works by Chopin, was released on the Analekta label in September 2015 and received widespread acclaim from critics throughout the world (Diapason, BBC Music Magazine, Le Devoir).

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