Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23 - Claudio Arrau & Joseph Szigeti. Rec. 1944

00:00 - 1. Presto 05:31 - 2. Andante scherzoso, più allegretto 11:40 - 3. Allegro molto Recorded: Early in 1944. Live at the Library of Congress, Washington. [Not released until 1971] https://www.arrauhouse.org/content/disc_be... AB 78 882-884 MONO ADD 1998 reissue by Grammofono 2000, South Korea https://arrauhouse.org/content/phot_17_cd_... https://www.amazon.com/Sonatas-Violin-Pian... J. Santos 5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2014 Two great musicians. Vivid interpretation. Worth every cent. https://www.amazon.com/Sonatas-Violin-Pian... G. Gannaway 5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing to compare it to Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2011 I've heard several different performances of these works, and nothing compares to this one. Szigeti's ear and musicianship color every phrase, and Arrau's playing here is unmatched. The second movement of the Kreutzer is worth the price of the entire set. https://www.amazon.com/Sonatas-Violin-Pian... Hiram Gòmez Pardo Venezuela HALL OF FAME 5.0 out of 5 stars The supreme perfection ! Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2004 To play with such perfection level these admirable sonatas you must be provided not only with a wonderful and outstanding musicality , commitment and complete domain of the Beethoven idiom bot besides establish a special rapport with your partner . All these requirements are in this CD . Claudio Arrau does not need presentation . But you have to recognize the Fifties was the most glorious decade for him . He did not only record one of the most notable Schumann Piano Concerto performances under Victor De Sabata and the New York Philharmonic, but besides he was in an effervescent state, creativity and histamine and the presence of this giant violinist (The greatest of the Century to my mind) Joseph Szigetti produced a happy blending of charm , elegance , virility, strength , fineness . I have the readings of Kempff -Menuhin , Francescati-Casadesus and and Heifetz -Bay but this set is the winner, by far . I do not know about other set capable to beat this .