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Julian Leaper

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Volume 2 of the Complete Beethoven Sonatas by the virtuoso Julian Leaper!A performance of the contrasting Sonata No. 4 and Sonata No. 5, Spring, with John Renahan!A complete collection of Beethovens violin sonatas by master violinist Julian Leaper, who served as concertmaster of the internationally acclaimed Magini String Quartet for 12 years.Volume 2 features the 4th and 5th Sonatas, composed between 1800 and 1801. Beethoven was still young at the time, and although these two pieces were written around the same period, they possess extremely contrasting characters: the dramatic and tense No. 4 in A minor and the gentle and lyrical No. 5 in F major, Spring.The accompanist is John Renahan, a versatile pianist who has appeared on over 80 albums and is active in a wide range of genres, from solo performances to chamber music. The rich tone of Reapers beloved 1860 J.B. Viot piano, combined with R