Beethoven – Sonatas for piano & violin No. 8, 4 & 9 Joonas Ahonen & Kreeta-Maria Kentala

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Sonata No.8 in G major:
• 1 Beethoven: Sonata No.8 in G major: i. Allegro assai 06:16
• 2 Beethoven: Sonata No.8 in G major: ii. Tempo di Minuetto 07:48
• 3 Beethoven: Sonata No.8 in G major: iii. Allegro vivace 03:59
• Sonata No.4 in A minor:
• 4 Beethoven: Sonata No.4 in A minor: i. Presto 04:04
• 5 Beethoven: Sonata No.4 in A minor: ii. Andante scherzoso, piu Allegretto 05:29
• 6 Beethoven: Sonata No.4 in A minor: iii. Allegro molto 06:07
• Sonata No.9 in A major, "Kreutzer":
• 7 Beethoven: Sonata No.9 in A major, "Kreutzer": i. Adagio sostenuto - Presto 14:21
• 8 Beethoven: Sonata No.9 in A major, "Kreutzer": ii. Andante con Variazioni 13:10
• 9 Beethoven: Sonata No.9 in A major, "Kreutzer": iii. Finale Presto 08:59
• Total Runtime 01:10:13

Info for Beethoven – Sonatas for piano & violin No. 8, 4 & 9

"Kreeta-Maria Kentala, who has recorded several great albums for Alba, is this time accompanied by pianist Joonas Ahonen. There have been a lot of recordings of these Beethoven sonatas, but in this recording something has been achieved that is not present in previous recordings. Joonas and Kreeta-Maria's playing is refreshingly fresh and in good spirits. The recording was made in the Schauman hall in Pietarsaari. Joonas Ahonen's instrument is a Conrad Graf from around 1827, a fortepiano and a baroque violin made by Kreeta-Maria Kentala at the beginning of the 20th century In the booklet, the texts contain a fascinating text written by Minna Lindgren about Beethoven and the birth of the sonatas on the disc. ""The novelty of Ahonen and Kentala clearly goes to the top of this art music recording spring and will probably still be there when you look at this year's entire domestic record crop."" - Pia Antikainen, Yle New records"

Kreeta-Maria Kentala, violin
Joonas Ahonen, piano

Kreeta-Maria Kentala
is a pioneer of the Finnish early music movement, at home as a soloist, conductor and teacher of baroque, classical, romantic and folk music. He performs regularly both in solo and chamber music projects and as a soloist, concertmaster and conductor of various orchestras.

Kreeta-Maria studied violin at the Music Institute of Central Ostrobothnia under Mauno Järvelä, Juha Kangka and Kaija Saariketu. From there, the path led to the Sibelius Academy, where she studied with Jennifer and Endre Wolf at the Edsberg Music School in Stockholm. At the Edsberg master class, Kreeta-Maria met Reinhard Goebel, and in his wake, moved on to study baroque music in Cologne. Kreeta-Maria also studied baroque music in master classes and joint projects with baroque violinist Monica Huggett.

Violinist Kreeta-Maria Kentala is a pioneer of the Finnish early music movement, at home as a soloist, conductor and teacher of baroque, classical, romantic and folk music. He performs regularly both in solo and chamber music projects and as a soloist, concertmaster and conductor of various orchestras.

Kreeta-Maria studied violin at the Music Institute of Central Ostrobothnia under Mauno Järvelä, Juha Kangka and Kaija Saariketu. From there, the path led to the Sibelius Academy, where she studied with Jennifer and Endre Wolf at the Edsberg Music School in Stockholm. At the Edsberg master class, Kreeta-Maria met Reinhard Goebel, and in his wake, moved on to study baroque music in Cologne. Kreeta-Maria also studied baroque music in master classes and joint projects with baroque violinist Monica Huggett.

During her career, Kreeta-Maria has worked as an orchestral musician with the Radio Symphony Orchestra and as a baroque musician with Musica Antiqua Köln. Apparently inheriting her enthusiasm for teaching from a family lineage, Kreeta-Maria is also a versatile pedagogue. She is a sought-after teacher of orchestral musicians and instrumental pedagogues, particularly in the baroque, classical and early romantic styles. Previously, Kreeta-Maria has worked as a violin lecturer at the West-Helsinki Music Academy and as a lecturer of baroque music at the Sibelius Academy. She has also taught baroque music at the Pietarsaari University of Applied Sciences in Novia.

Kreeta-Maria Kentala is a pioneer of the Finnish early music movement, at home as a soloist, conductor and teacher of baroque, classical, romantic and folk music. He performs regularly both in solo and chamber music projects and as a soloist, concertmaster and conductor of various orchestras.

Kreeta-Maria studied violin at the Music Institute of Central Ostrobothnia under Mauno Järvelä, Juha Kangka and Kaija Saariketu. From there, the path led to the Sibelius Academy, where she studied with Jennifer and Endre Wolf at the Edsberg Music School in Stockholm. At the Edsberg master class, Kreeta-Maria met Reinhard Goebel, and in his wake, moved on to study baroque music in Cologne. Kreeta-Maria also studied baroque music in master classes and joint projects with baroque violinist Monica Huggett.

Violinist Kreeta-Maria Kentala is a pioneer of the Finnish early music movement, at home as a soloist, conductor and teacher of baroque, classical, romantic and folk music. He performs regularly both in solo and chamber music projects and as a soloist, concertmaster and conductor of various orchestras.

Kreeta-Maria studied violin at the Music Institute of Central Ostrobothnia under Mauno Järvelä, Juha Kangka and Kaija Saariketu. From there, the path led to the Sibelius Academy, where she studied with Jennifer and Endre Wolf at the Edsberg Music School in Stockholm. At the Edsberg master class, Kreeta-Maria met Reinhard Goebel, and in his wake, moved on to study baroque music in Cologne. Kreeta-Maria also studied baroque music in master classes and joint projects with baroque violinist Monica Huggett.

During her career, Kreeta-Maria has worked as an orchestral musician with the Radio Symphony Orchestra and as a baroque musician with Musica Antiqua Köln. Apparently inheriting her enthusiasm for teaching from a family lineage, Kreeta-Maria is also a versatile pedagogue. She is a sought-after teacher of orchestral musicians and instrumental pedagogues, particularly in the baroque, classical and early romantic styles. Previously, Kreeta-Maria has worked as a violin lecturer at the West-Helsinki Music Academy and as a lecturer of baroque music at the Sibelius Academy. She has also taught baroque music at the Pietarsaari University of Applied Sciences in Novia. ...

Joonas Ahonen
The Finnish pianist Joonas Ahonen has received critical acclaim both as a performer of Ligeti’s music and as a Beethoven interpreter on historical pianos. A student of Tuija Hakkila and Liisa Pohjola at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, he early on developed a strong interest in contemporary music, and since 2011 he has been a member of the renowned Austrian soloist ensemble Klangforum Wien. A dedicated chamber musician, Ahonen has performed at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival, Davos Festival and Pekka Kuusisto’s ‘Our Festival’. As a soloist Ahonen has appeared with orchestras and ensembles such as the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Avanti! and Ictus. Recent highlights include appearances at the Wiener Konzerthaus, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and in the Elbphilharmonie concert series in Hamburg.

For BIS he has previously recorded György Ligeti’s Piano Concerto. The recently released all-Ligeti disc (BIS-2209) has received top marks on web site Klassik-Heute.de and acclaim in The Guardian: ‘Ahonen’s playing never loses focus or composure, whether hurtling through torrents of notes in the outer movements of the Piano Concerto or underpinning the melancholy introspection in its central ones…’

Booklet for Beethoven – Sonatas for piano & violin No. 8, 4 & 9