Beethoven, ‘Kreutzer’ Sonata – Julia Fischer / Yulianna Avdeeva

Before tackling the highlight of the evening – the impassioned ‘Kreutzer’, the last of Beethoven’s nine sonatas for violin and piano – Julia Fischer and Yulianna Adveeva take us down some unexpected paths. Handel’s Sonata in F, jealously guarded by baroque specialists, finds a sense of fullness in this mellow bowing.