For a grand finale worthy of this epic cycle, the duo present three chamber music gems, beginning with the 1801 "Spring" Sonata No. 5, a lively and luminous score whose delicate melody flows seamlessly between piano and violin. Next up is the tenth and final violin sonata, a challenge from the very first note—a mysterious, delicate trill that sets the mood for the whole ethereally beautiful work. Finally, Fujita and Bouchkov round out their incredible exploit with the most monumental of the ten sonatas: the "Kreutzer" Sonata No. 9, conceived by Beethoven to rival a violin concerto in scope and stature. Further immortalized by Leo Tolstoy's novella The Kreutzer Sonata, this masterpiece alone would be worth the price of admission to see these two top-tier virtuosos joining forces amid the high-altitude magic of the Verbier Festival.

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Mao Fujita appears courtesy of Sony Classical.