Ilya Kaler, Alexander Peskanov - Brahms: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3, Opp. 78, 100 and 108 (2002)

Tracklist

01. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78 "Regen": Vivace ma non troppo
02. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78 "Regen": Adagio
03. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78 "Regen": Allegro molto moderato
04. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100: Allegro amabile
05. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100: Andante tranquillo - Vivace - Andante
06. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100: Allegretto grazioso (quasi Andante)
07. Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: Allegro
08. Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: Adagio
09. Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: Un poco presto e con sentimento
10. Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: Presto agitato

Brahms began his professional career as a piano accompanist to better-known artists, and it was in this capacity that he made the acquaintance of the violinist Joseph Joachim. Their association developed into a friendship that lasted the length of their adjust lives, and resulted in the composition of Brahms’ Violin Concerto, the Double Concerto for violin and cello, and the three violin sonatas. The sonatas were written at the height of the composer’s maturity, and contain some of his most intense and beautiful music.

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