JOHANN FRANZ XAVER STERKEL (1750-1817): Sonatas for Fortepiano and Violin in F, Op. 33/1, in A, Op. 33/3 and in B Flat, Op. 25, Solo Piano: Romance in F, Op. 24/3, Fantasia in A Minor, Op. 45.

Description: All but one of these works come from 1785 to 1792 and are notable for the wide palette of expression from delicate and playful to stormy and passionate and go a good way toward further restoring the reputation of a composer as celebrated in his time as any of his contemporaries. Els Biesemans (fortepiano), Meret Lüthi (violin).