Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.3 in E♭ major, op.12/3

Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No.3 in E♭ major op.12/3 — comparing 9 recordings: Busch/Serkin (1933), Capuçon/Braley (2009), Faust/Melnikov (2008), Grumiaux/Haskil (1956), Kremer/Argerich (1985), Menuhin/Kempff (1970), Mullova/Bezuidenhout (2010), Oistrakh/Oborin (1962), Perlman/Ashkenazy (1974)

Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.2 in A major, op.12/2

Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No.2 in A major, op.12/2 — comparing 7 recordings: Capuçon/Braley (2009), Faust/Melnikov (2008), Grumiaux/Haskil (1956), Kremer/Argerich (1985), Menuhin/Kempff (1970), Oistrakh/Oborin (1962), Perlman/Ashkenazy (1973)

Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.1 in D major, op.12/1

Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.1 in D major, op.12/1 — comparing 7 recordings: Capuçon/Braley (2009), Faust/Melnikov (2008), Grumiaux/Haskil (1957), Kremer/Argerich (1985), Menuhin/Kempff (1970), Oistrakh/Oborin (1962), Perlman/Ashkenazy (1975)

Encounters with Yulianna Avdeeva

(…) Yulianna at that time had just finished her concert diploma and had since become Prof. Scherbakov’s assistant (which presumably consists of filling in for him when he was away for concerts or for a recording session). This is now 3 years ago, and she has evolved as a pianist quite dramatically since then…