Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Beethoven: The Complete Violin Sonatas (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Christopher White and Melanie Reinhard have been performing the Beethoven Violin Sonatas together for over thirty years, from when they first met in Toronto at the Royal Conservatory of Music. They have become a staple of their recitals in combination with other repertoire. Although the ten sonatas are mostly early works and not his most significant (compared to the string quartets for example) they are a charming and varied set of compositions. It is a shame that often one only hears the select (and famous) few such as the Spring or Kreutzer sonatas because some of the lesser-known sonatas (for instance Op. 12 No. 2 in A major or the glorious slow movement in the sixth sonata) deserve a much wider audience.

Tracklist:
01. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio (09:29)
02. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: II. Tema con variazioni. Andante con moto (08:19)
03. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro (04:58)
04. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12 No. 2: I. Allegro vivace (06:48)
05. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12 No. 2: II. Andante, più tosto allegretto (04:38)
06. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12 No. 2: III. Allegro piacevole (04:55)
07. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3: I. Allegro con spirito (08:13)
08. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3: II. Adagio con molt’ espressione (06:45)
09. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3: III. Rondo. Allegro molto (04:19)
10. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23: I. Presto (07:48)
11. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23: II. Andante scherzoso, più allegretto (06:11)
12. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro molto (05:38)
13. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 “Spring”: I. Allegro (09:49)
14. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 “Spring”: II. Adagio molto espressivo (05:49)
15. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 “Spring”: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto (01:15)
16. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 “Spring”: IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo (06:55)
17. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3: I. Allegro assai (06:41)
18. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3: II. Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso (07:41)
19. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3: III. Allegro vivace (03:46)
20. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 “Kreutzer”: I. Adagio sostenuto – Presto (11:45)
21. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 “Kreutzer”: II. Andante con variazioni (16:28)
22. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 “Kreutzer”: III. Finale. Presto (09:04)
23. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30 No. 1: I. Allegro (08:03)
24. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30 No. 1: II. Adagio molto espressivo (08:18)
25. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30 No. 1: III. Allegretto con variazioni (08:29)
26. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: I. Allegro con brio (08:09)
27. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile (09:15)
28. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro (03:38)
29. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: IV. Finale. Allegro (05:47)
30. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96: I. Allegro moderato (10:28)
31. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96: II. Adagio espressivo (06:14)
32. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96: III. Scherzo. Allegro (02:00)
33. Christopher White & Melanie Reinhard – Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96: IV. Poco allegretto (09:00)