Antje Weithaas and her piano partner Dénes Várjon also impress with the second of a total of three albums of the complete recording of all Beethoven sonatas, which has just been released on the CAvi label. Shortly after its release, it was named album of the week and album of the year (chamber music) by BR Klassik radio. Reviewer Meret Forster describes the CD, which juxtaposes the third sonata from the early Opus 12 group of works with the two sonatas 7 and 8 from Opus 30, as "simply fascinating" and "a must, not only for chamber music fans".
On 12 December 2023, Antje Weithaas also played her long-awaited debut at the Pierre Boulez Saal with Enrico Pace at the piano, who had stepped in at short notice for Dénes Várjon, who was ill, and the programme also included Beethoven. Andreas Göbel noted in rbb Kultur: "She not only masters the entire spectrum of artistic mastery - she also utilises it mercilessly. And in recent times she has clearly catapulted herself to the top. (...) Antje Weithaas, and that is certain, is not just a violinist, she is a musician, and currently one of the best."
The very next day, she was a live guest on NDR Kultur EXTRA in Hamburg - the programme is still available in the media library. The daily newspaper Tagesspiegel also devoted a detailed portrait to the violinist in December.
The first CD of the complete recording already received excellent reviews. The online magazine concerti was enthusiastic about the CD with the sonatas no. 2, 4 and 9 (Kreutzer): "The first cast is already highly captivating (...) Full of temperament and yet everything finely honed, razor-sharp. Virtuosity arises quasi incidentally here."
We can already look forward to the final Vol. 3, which is due to follow in spring 2024.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Violin Sonatas Vol. 1
CAVI 42 6008553512 5
Release date 14 April 2023
Ludwig van Beethoven, Violin Sonatas Vol. 2
CAVI 42 6008553535 4
Release date 27 October 2023
