LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN The Complete Sonatas for Piano and Violin

Stephen Redfield, violin
Joanna Burnside, piano

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonatas No.s 4, 5 & 6 for Piano and Violin (1800-02)

1. Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op, 23
(Dedicated to Grafen Moritz von Fries)

Presto
Andante scherzoso, piu Allegretto
Allegro molto

2. Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 25 “Spring”
(Dedicated to Grafen Moritz von Fries)

Allegro
Adagio molto espressivo
Scherzo: Allegro molto
Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo

3. Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30 No. 1
(Dedicated to Kaiser Alexander I, von Russland)

Allegro
Adagio molto espressivo
Allegretto con Variazioni - Allegro ma non tanto

Violinist Stephen Redfield has been Professor of Violin at the University of Southern Mississippi since 1996. Recently awarded “Best Instrumentalist of 2018-19” by the Austin Critics Table, he was a student of Dorothy DeLay at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory and Donald Weilerstein at the Eastman School. A prize-winner in the Colman and Monterrey Chamber Music Competitions, he has performed as a chamber musician throughout the United States and internationally, and just last season performed five concertos with orchestra, including the Mozart D Major with the Mississippi Symphony.
Over his 40 years with the Oregon Bach Festival, he has participated in numerous recordings, including the Grammy® Award-winning disc Credo. Stephen is concertmaster of Santa Fe Pro Musica, the Arizona Bach Festival, the Conspirare Company of Voices and La Follia Austin Baroque. With the Victoria Bach Festival, his performances as concertmaster and soloist have been broadcast nationally.

Pianist Joanna Burnside is a music teacher and performer in the Hattiesburg MS area. She holds the D.M.A. in piano performance, with a minor in music theory from Louisiana State University, and the B.M. and M.M. degrees in piano performance from the University of Southern Mississippi. Recently retired, she taught piano, music theory, music appreciation and accompanied faculty and students at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College since 1997. Before MGCCC, she taught music theory and class piano at the University of Southern Mississippi and Louisiana State University.
An active collaborator with a variety of musicians, she has been a featured soloist with the University of Southern Mississippi Symphony, Louisiana State University Symphony and Mississippi Symphony Orchestras. Her current performances include a celebration of Beethoven, through collaboration with Dr. Stephen Redfield, violin professor at USM.

Dr. Burnside is nationally certified through the Music Teachers National Association in piano and music theory and is a member of the Mississippi Music Teachers Association, serving as MMTA president from 2004-2006. Her teaching experience includes piano students of all ages. She has been a member of the Hattiesburg Music Teachers League for over 36 years. She has held many positions in the League, including president and she currently serves as HMTL website manager and membership chair.

[adrianaschueckler]

Wonderful set! Looking forward to the next one!

[anthonylu]

Sounds great! Any word on when the sonatas 7-10 will be online? Also is there a video for sonatas 1-3?