Mozart: Violin Sonatas (K. 296, 378, 379)Alexander Schneider, violin; Ralph Kirkpatrick, harpsichordRecorded November 26-28, 1945, in New York City. Issued in 1947 as Columbia Masterworks Set M-650 (records 71860-D through 71865-D), and in automatic sequence as Set MM-650 (records 71866-D through 71871-D). Reissued in 1949 on LP, along with two further Mozart sonatas recorded in November, 1947, as Set SL-52 (records ML-4113 and ML-4114), and in automatic sequence as Set SL-152 (records ML-4169 and ML-4170). The side and matrix information:Sonata in C Major, K. 296 (recorded November 26, 1945):Side 1 (XCO 35464): First movement (Allegro vivace)Side 2 (XCO 35465): Second movement (Andante sostenuto), part 1Side 3 (XCO 35466): Second movement, part 2Side 4 (XCO 35467): Third movement (Rondo: Allegro)Sonata in B-Flat Major, K. 378 (recorded November 27, 1945):Side 5 (XCO 35468): First movement (Allegro moderato), part 1Side 6 (XCO 35469): First movement, part 2; Second movement (Andantino sostenuto e cantabile), part 1Side 7 (XCO 35470): Second movement, part 2Side 8 (XCO 35471): Third movement (Rondo: Allegro)Sonata in G Major, K. 379 (recorded November 28, 1945):Side 9 (XCO 35472): First movement (Adagio)Side 10 (XCO 35473): Second movement (Allegro)Side 11 (XCO 35474): Third movement (Andantino cantabile), part 1Side 12 (XCO 35475): Third movement, part 2The first and second movements of K. 379 are meant to be played without pause.The collaboration between Alexander Schneider and Ralph Kirkpatrick was quite a fruitful one, leading even to a contemporary work being written for them: Walter Piston's Sonatina for Violin and Harpsichord (1945). They made a number of recordings together for Columbia from 1945-51, not all of them issued. Here are the details, as obtained from the CHARM website (www.charm.rhul.ac.uk):Matrices Date Work IssueXCO 35460/3 1945-11-26 Bach: Sonata No. 6 in G MM-719, ML-2111XCO 35464/7 1945-11-26 Mozart: Sonata in C, K. 296 M-650, SL-(1)52XCO 35468/71 1945-11-27 Mozart: Sonata in B-Flat, K. 376 M-650, SL-(1)52XCO 35472/5 1945-11-28 Mozart: Sonata in G, K. 379 M-650, SL-(1)52XCO 35476/9 1947-01-03* Bach: Sonata No. 1 in B minor MM-719, ML-2109XCO 35542/9 1945-12-27 Couperin: 9th Concert UnissuedXCO 37286/9 1947-01-13 Bach: Sonata No. 2 in A MM-719, ML-2109XCO 37290/4 1947-01-13 Bach: Sonata No. 4 in C minor MM-719, ML-2110XCO 37295/8 1947-01-13 Bach: Sonata No. 3 in E (i & iii) MM-719, ML-2110XCO 37322/3 1947-01-27 Bach: Sonata No. 3 in E (ii & iv) MM-719, ML-2110XCO 37324/7 1947-01-27 Bach: Sonata No. 5 in F minor MM-719, ML-2111XCO 37347 1947-02-03 Bach: Sonata No. 5 in F minor (iv) MM-719, ML-2111XCO 39457/9 1947-11-26 Mozart: Sonata in E-Flat, K. 302 MM-811, SL-(1)52XCO 39460/4 1947-11-26 Mozart: Sonata in D, K. 306 MM-811, SL-(1)52XCO 42135/7 1949-12-07 Mozart: Sonata in A, K. 305 ML-4617XCO 42138/41 1949-12-07 Mozart: Sonata in F, K. 376 ML-4617XCO 42142/6 1949-12-07/8 Mozart: Sonata in A, K. 526 ML-4617XCO 42212/3 1950-01-04 Handel: Sonata in A, Op. 1/3 ML-2149**XCO 42214/5 1950-01-04 Handel: Sonata in G minor, Op. 1/10 ML-2149**XCO 42216/8 1950-01-04 Handel: Sonata in F, Op. 1/12 ML-2150**XCO 42219/21 1950-01-04 Handel: Sonata in D, Op. 1/13 ML-2150**XCO 42222/3 1950-01-04 Handel: Sonata in A, Op. 1/14 ML-2151**XCO 42224/5 1950-01-04 Handel: Sonata in E, Op. 1/15 ML-2151**XCO 45344/7 1951-02-20 Tartini: "Devil's Trill" Sonata UnissuedXCO 45348/50 1951-02-20 Piston: Sonatina (1945) ML-4495XCO 45290/3 1951-02-21 Corelli: Sonata No. 6 in A Unissued*The recording of the Bach Sonata No. 1 was obviously begun much earlier, at the time of the 1945 sessions; however, CHARM says that XCO 35476 was recorded January 3, 1947; XCO 35478 on January 13, 1947; and XCO 35477 and 35479 on January 27, 1947.**The Handel Sonatas, on three ten-inch LPs, were later reissued as one twelve-inch LP: ML-4787. On these, the duo were joined by cellist Frank Miller.