Beethoven composed most of his ten violin sonatas within a few years around 1800, but the final pair show how far he travelled. The 'Kreutzer' Sonata, Op. 47 (1803), written in the style of a concerto, makes formidable demands on both players with its dramatic outer movements and expansive central variations. The Sonata in G major, Op. 96, begun in 1812, is by contrast intimate, lyrical and gently searching. Violinist Julian Leaper, leader of the Maggini Quartet for twelve years and a soloist and leader with many British orchestras, plays a J.B. Vuillaume violin from 1860. He is partnered by John Lenehan, a much admired chamber musician whose recordings of John Ireland's piano music won a Gramophone Award. This album completes the duo's Beethoven cycle for Quartz.