Mozart Violin Sonatas Recommendations?

[fergus]

I was talking to Seán today about recommendations for a complete set of Mozart's Violin Sonatas. I have the two below both of which I find very good. What other recommendations would people suggest. I personally would be interested in a period performance set if one exists.

[Jose Echenique]

If you want all the sonatas on period instruments, then Rachel Podger is a safe bet.




In the modern violin Arthur Grumiaux is in a class of his own.



But there are several outstanding independent recordings like Fabio Biondi´s.

[Seán]

Well there you go, I like Perlman, love Lupu and Grumiaux, I'm stuck.

[fergus]

If you want all the sonatas on period instruments, then Rachel Podger is a safe bet.




In the modern violin Arthur Grumiaux is in a class of his own.



But there are several outstanding independent recordings like Fabio Biondi´s.

Thank you for that Pepe. I would have been disappointed if you had not mentioned Grumiaux. I expected Biondi to feature somewhere and I would not have thought of Podger at all in Mozart for some reason.

[Seán]

I have a couple of individual recordings and this:

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756 - 1791)
Violin Sonatas
Mozart Edition vol. 9

CD1
VIOLIN SONATA in C major KV 6
VIOLIN SONATA in D major KV 7
VIOLIN SONATA in B flat major KV 8
VIOLIN SONATA in G minor KV 9
Total time: 53'29
Recording: 14/15 May 2001, Remonstrantse Doopsgezinde Gemeente, Deventer
Pieter-Jan Belder, harpsichord
Rémy Baudet, baroque violin

CD2
VIOLIN SONATA in E flat major KV 26
VIOLIN SONATA in G major KV 27
VIOLIN SONATA in C major KV 28
VIOLIN SONATA in D major KV 29 3'20
VIOLIN SONATA in F major KV 30
VIOLIN SONATA in B flat major KV 31
Twelve Variations in G major for violin 7 piano- forte on the French song "La Bergère Célimène" KV 359 (374a) Six Variations in G minor for violin & pianoforte on the French song "Hélas, j'ai perdu mon amant", KV 360 (374b)
Total time: 69'47
Recording: Remonstrantse Gemeente Deventer, summer 2001
Rémy Baudet, baroque violin
Pieter-Jan Belder, harpsichord

CD3
VIOLIN SONATA in F major KV 376
VIOLIN SONATA in F major KV 377
VIOLIN SONATA in B flat major KV 372
SONATA MOVEMENT in A major KV 402 (fragment)
SONATA MOVEMENT in C major KV 404 (fragment)
Total time: 61'09
Recording: 1989
Salvatore Accardo, violin
Bruno Canino, piano

CD4
VIOLIN SONATA in G major KV 379
VIOLIN SONATA in E flat major KV 380
VIOLIN SONATA in F major KV 547
Total time: 69'22
Recording: 1989
Salvatore Accardo, violin
Bruno Canino, piano

CD5
VIOLIN SONATA in A major KV 526
VIOLIN SONATA in C major KV 296
VIOLIN SONATA in A major KV 305
Total time: 63'49
Recording: 1989
Salvatore Accardo, violin
Bruno Canino, piano

CD6
VIOLIN SONATA in E flat major KV 481
VIOLIN SONATA in C major KV 303
VIOLIN SONATA in G major KV 301
Total time: 54'01
Recording: 1989
Salvatore Accardo, violin
Bruno Canino, piano

CD7
VIOLIN SONATA in B flat major KV 378
VIOLIN SONATA in E flat major KV 302
VIOLIN SONATA in E minor KV 304
VIOLIN SONATA in C major KV 403
Total time: 65'08
Recording: 1989
Salvatore Accardo, violin
Bruno Canino, piano

CD8
VIOLIN SONATA in B flat major KV 454
VIOLIN SONATA in D major KV 306
Total time: 53'39
Recording: 1989
Salvatore Accardo, violin
Bruno Canino, piano
BRILLIANT CLASSICS 99721 [approx. 8 hours 10 min.]

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[fergus]

Well there you go, I like Perlman, love Lupu and Grumiaux, I'm stuck.

Christmas is coming.......and so is Santa LOL!!

[Jared]

I have the Perlman/ Barenboim set which I'm quite satisfied with. Whilst I have always enjoyed these works (indeed, this is a very early box set of mine), the works have never spoken to me sufficiently strongly to warrant the purchase of a 2nd set.... although of course that might change in the future.