Beethoven's "Kreutzer Sonata" (his 9th sonata for piano and violin) is a towering work in the violin repertoire. Beethoven himself wrote that the sonata was "scritta in uno stilo molto concertante, quasi come d'un Concerto" - roughly translated that means "written in a concertante style, almost like a concerto"! This applies to both instruments, which not only face daunting technical challenges but must also play with soloistic intensity! This video is of the first movement, which, after a majes