FLAC (tracks) | Classical | 01:19:16 | 1CD | 326 MbDuo Åstrand/Salo follow up their first installment of sonatas by Friedrich Kuhlau with a selection of some of the composer’s most impressive works for violin and piano.

Included is what some consider the first Danish violin sonata in the Romantic style, a work that glances towards the composer’s idol Beethoven but contains plenty of individual spice and allure.

It is followed by sonatas in all but name, the Trois Duos brilliants from late in Kuhlau’s career.

They are brilliant, as the title suggests – three varied, evocative snapshots of the great cosmopolitan of Denmark’s Golden Age.

Tracklist:1. Violin Sonata in F Minor, Op. 33: I. Allegro con spirito (07:53)2. Violin Sonata in F Minor, Op. 33: II. Larghetto (07:05)3. Violin Sonata in F Minor, Op. 33: III. Rondo. Allegro (08:15)4. Duo for Violin & Piano in B-Flat Major, Op. 110 No. 1: I. Allegro non tanto (10:49)5. Duo for Violin & Piano in B-Flat Major, Op. 110 No. 1: II. Adagio patetico con molta espressione (04:40)6. Duo for Violin & Piano in B-Flat Major, Op. 110 No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo (04:04)7. Duo for Violin & Piano in E Minor, Op. 110 No. 2: I. Allegro con affeto ma non troppo presto (07:43)8. Duo for Violin & Piano in E Minor, Op. 110 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile (03:48)9. Duo for Violin & Piano in E Minor, Op. 110 No. 2: III. Rondo. Allegro poco agitato (06:06)10. Duo for Violin & Piano in D Major, Op. 110 No. 3: I. Allegro vivace con energia (08:27)11. Duo for Violin & Piano in D Major, Op. 110 No. 3: II. Andante con moto (04:48)12. Duo for Violin & Piano in D Major, Op. 110 No. 3: III. Allegro assai (05:38)