Beethoven - Violin Sonata 9 [McAslan/ Blakely]
It's Beethoven's masterpiece in the Violin Sonata medium again, this disc was played early in my Blog last year [8th February 2010], and it makes a second appearance here, i must admit she isn't either noticeable for any fussy or idiosyncratic playing [a good thing], but also she doesn't particularly draw attention the other way, for enlightened interpretations [not so good], she's rather middle of the road, letting Beethoven take the limelight [a very good thing], it's still early days in listening to McAslan and this disc to make hard and fast opinions, but i'm glad to have had a chance to familiarize myself to McAslan's soundworld.
Lorraine McAslan is Scottish, having a tendency to recorded on lesser known labels [ASV and Collins], this disc shows her on the front cover with a serious look, but it's a well proportioned photograph, nice use of the hands, good background too, the recording was made in 1986.
Here's Gidon Kremer playing the second movement on YouTube, with Martha Argerich on the piano.
