Strauss and Enescu sonatas are performed here by violinist Kolbjorn Holthe and pianist Tor Espen Aspaas.

Richard Strauss' first and only sonata for violin and piano and George Enescu's third, the former as radiant, heroic and sublime as the latter is dark, melancholy and feverish; it is in their transcendent qualities that the two sonatas are related. Both works signify an important milestone in their respective creators' development as composers; they also constitute milestones in our own development as instrumentalists, both individually and as a duo.

Features:
• 5.1 Surround Sound

Musicians:
Kolbjorn Holthe, violin
Tor Espen Aspaas, piano

Selections:
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Sonata for violin and piano in E flat major Op. 18
1. Allegro, ma non troppo
2. Improvisation. Andante cantabile
3. Finale. Andante - Allegro

George Enescu
Sonata for violin and piano in A minor Op. 25
4. Moderato malinconco
5. Andante sostenuto e misterioso
6. Allegro con brio, ma non troppo mosso