Barnabás Kelemen, János Balázs - Brahms: The Complete Sonatas For Violin and Piano - 'alla zingarese' (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78, I. Vivace ma non troppo
02. Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78, II. Adagio
03. Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78, III. Allegro molto moderato
04. Brahms Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100, I. Allegro amabile
05. Brahms Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100, II. Andante tranquillo
06. Brahms Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100, III. Allegretto grazioso
07. Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108, I. Allegro
08. Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108, II. Adagio
09. Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108, III.Un poco presto e con sentimento
10. Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108, IV. Presto agitato
11. Brahms Scherzo in C Minor for Violin and Piano (from the FAE-Sonata)
12. Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 1 (arr. Janos Balazs)
13. Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5 (arr. Janos Balazs)

"We are at an imaginary salon concert at the end of the 19th century. There were 150 piano factories in Budapest and 6-700 in Vienna in the second half of the 19th century. And everywhere there were concerts in the homes of the bourgeoisie. So we invite you to such a concert, which we happen to be recording.

There was a sociability that I think is very much missing in today's society. To get together, think, listen to the music and then have a little chat. And Brahms was great fan of salon musicians and he played a lot in salons. I'd talk a bit about Brahms and gypsy music. Already in the G major sonata, you can feel in many places the way he related to gypsy music. Especially to gypsy music in Hungary. He was famous for coming to Budapest incognito and he had a rented flat in Budapest. Brahms liked to go to restaurants and hotels in Budapest and listen to gypsy music. Now let Budapest, the end of the 19th century, Johannes Brahms appear before you!" (excerpt from the pre-concert conversation between Barnabás Kelemen, János Balázs)

Barnabás Kelemen, violin (Joseph Guarnerius ‘del Gesu’, Cremona 1742, Ex Dénes Kovács, Hungarian state collection)
János Balázs, piano (Steinway & Sons Model D Concert Grand Piano)

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