Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Beethoven, Demus & Others: Violin Works (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

The work of pianist Jörg Demus was one of the most important musical exports of Austria after the end of the Second World War. In addition to many other musical partners Demus also entertained a very fruitful collaboration with the established Salzburg violinist Thomas Albertus Irnberger, which is documented on the occasion of his death with 90 years in April 2019 with this collection with mostly unpublished recordings. In addition to Ludwig van Beethoven’s Violin Sonatas No. 1 in D major Op. 12 No. 1, No. 5 in F major Op. 24 and No. 6 in A major Op. 30 No. 1 there are two sonatas for violin and piano by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 1016/BWV 1017), the Three Romances Op. 94 by Robert Schumann and the famous Sonatina in G major Op. 100 by Antonin Dvorak. The fact that Jörg Demus, in addition to his extensive concert tours and engagements as lecturer, appeared also as a composer in the last decades of his life is only known to proven connoisseurs. One can hear his Sonatas for Violin and Piano Op. 7 “Gahberg Sonata”, Op. 35 “Il tramonto” and Op. 48 “Sonata sylvestre / Forest Sonata”.

Tracklist:
01. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio (08:46)
02. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: II. Tema con variazioni. Andante con moto (06:45)
03. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro (04:45)
04. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 “Spring”: I. Allegro (10:06)
05. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 “Spring”: II. Adagio molto espressivo (05:07)
06. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 “Spring”: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto (01:27)
07. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 “Spring”: IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo (07:14)
08. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30 No. 1: I. Allegro (07:17)
09. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30 No. 1: II. Adagio molto espressivo (06:53)
10. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30 No. 1: III. Allegretto con variazioni (08:46)
11. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Cello Sonata in C Minor, Op. 35 “Il tramonto” (Version for Violin & Piano): I. Il tramonto (12:49)
12. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Cello Sonata in C Minor, Op. 35 “Il tramonto” (Version for Violin & Piano): II. Chant d’automne (02:32)
13. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Cello Sonata in C Minor, Op. 35 “Il tramonto” (Version for Violin & Piano): III. Valse (02:14)
14. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Cello Sonata in C Minor, Op. 35 “Il tramonto” (Version for Violin & Piano): IV. Le vol d’oiseaux (04:16)
15. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata, Op. 7 “Gahberg”: I. Elegie (05:01)
16. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata, Op. 7 “Gahberg”: II. Scherzo phantasque (05:52)
17. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata, Op. 7 “Gahberg”: III. Nocturne (04:15)
18. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata, Op. 7 “Gahberg”: IV. Final (05:53)
19. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata, Op. 48 “Sylvestre”: I. Le muguet (09:32)
20. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata, Op. 48 “Sylvestre”: II. Conte des feés (04:53)
21. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata, Op. 48 “Sylvestre”: III. Chez les nains (06:10)
22. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata, Op. 48 “Sylvestre”: IV. Nocturne (04:43)
23. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata, Op. 48 “Sylvestre”: V. Le passereau (06:22)
24. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata in E Major, BWV 1016: I. Adagio (04:38)
25. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata in E Major, BWV 1016: II. Allegro (03:13)
26. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata in E Major, BWV 1016: III. Adagio ma non tanto (04:43)
27. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata in E Major, BWV 1016: IV. Allegro (04:06)
28. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata in C Minor, BWV 1017: I. Siciliano. Largo (04:05)
29. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata in C Minor, BWV 1017: II. Allegro (05:31)
30. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata in C Minor, BWV 1017: III. Adagio (03:14)
31. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonata in C Minor, BWV 1017: IV. Allegro (04:00)
32. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – 3 Romances, Op. 94 (Version for Violin & Piano): No. 1, Nicht schnell (03:25)
33. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – 3 Romances, Op. 94 (Version for Violin & Piano): No. 2, Einfach, innig (04:00)
34. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – 3 Romances, Op. 94 (Version for Violin & Piano): No. 3, Nicht schnell (04:50)
35. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonatina in G Major, Op. 100, B. 183: I. Allegro risoluto (05:21)
36. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonatina in G Major, Op. 100, B. 183: II. Larghetto (03:51)
37. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonatina in G Major, Op. 100, B. 183: III. Scherzo. Molto vivace (02:47)
38. Thomas Albertus Irnberger & Jörg Demus – Violin Sonatina in G Major, Op. 100, B. 183: IV. Finale. Allegro (05:44)