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This is playing with a lifetime of musical experience behind it … The perspective is faultlessly calculated; but of course not even the best engineer in the world could have produced such a result without a ‘marriage of true minds’ between the performers.” High Fidelity’s reviewer referred to the players’ “general tendency towards objective clarity, rhythmic brio, and superb instrumental refinement … The entire set – flawlessly well articulated, cleanly reproduced, and with every element of Beethoven’s writing meticulously set into proper perspective – can be highly recommended.”The new box contains two performances never before issued: the duo’s 1957 New York recordings of the “Spring” Sonata and of Op. 30 No. 1, which were apparently withheld because of the imminent commencement of the cycle’s complete remake in stereo.SET CONTENTSDISC 1:Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9, op. 47 “Kreutzer” (Remastered)   Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 1, op. 12\/1 (Remastered)   DISC 2:Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 3, op. 12\/3 (Remastered)   Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 4, op. 23 (Remastered)   Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5, op. 24 “Spring” (Remastered)   DISC 3:Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 2, op. 12\/2 (Remastered)   Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 6, op. 30\/1 (Remastered)   Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 8, op. 30\/3 (Remastered)   DISC 4:Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 7, op. 30\/2 (Remastered)   Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10, op. 96 (Remastered)   DISC 5:Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 3, op. 12\/3 (Remastered) [1950 recording]   Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 4, op. 23 (Remastered) [1950 recording]Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9, op. 47 “Kreutzer” (Remastered) [1949 recording]DISC 6:Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 7, op. 30\/2 (Remastered) [1953 recording]Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 8, op. 30\/3 (Remastered) [1953 recording]DISC 7:Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5, op. 24 “Spring” (First Release) (TBC)​​​​​​​Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 6, op. 30\/1 (First Release) (TBC)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sony Masterworks","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46908566503704,"sku":"194397017120","price":22.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/3812315-2567274.jpg?v=1777654507"},{"product_id":"the-best-of-minimal-piano-music","title":"The Best Of Minimal Piano Music","description":"\u003cp\u003eJereon van Veen’s discography over the past decade has been a steady journey toward simplicity. 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