Hannah Cho, Srebra Gelleva - Viennese Violin Sonatas (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 21 in E minor, K. 304/300c - I - Allegro
02. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 21 in E minor, K. 304/300c - II - Tempo di Menuetto
01. Franz Schubert - Sonata in A major, Op. posth. 162, D 574 - I - Allegro moderato
02. Franz Schubert - Sonata in A major, Op. posth. 162, D 574 - II - Scherzo: Presto
03. Franz Schubert - Sonata in A major, Op. posth. 162, D 574 - III - Andantino
04. Franz Schubert - Sonata in A major, Op. posth. 162, D 574 - IV - Allegro vivace
01. Johannes Brahms - Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 - I - Allegro
02. Johannes Brahms - Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 - II - Adagio
03. Johannes Brahms - Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 - III - Un poco presto e con sentimento

The debut album of violinist Hannah Cho, a native Korean and member of the Vienna Philharmonic, is shaped by the idea of paying tribute to her adopted home of Vienna through sonatas by Mozart, Schubert, and Brahms - composers who are closely associated with this city. Although their lifespans (born in 1756 in Salzburg, in 1797 in Vienna-Himmelpfortgrund, and in 1833 in Hamburg, respectively) by a thin margin don’t overlap, they can be described as bearers of a relay baton, their connection found in the tradition of Viennese Classicism.

Together with pianist Srebra Gelleva, Hannah Cho presents Sonata No. 21 in E minor, K. 304/300c by W. A. Mozart, Sonata in A major, Op. posth. 162, D 574 by Franz Schubert, and Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 by Johannes Brahms. This selection offers a cross-section of the historical development of the violin sonata genre, which experiences an early flourishing with Mozart, was almost naturally incorporated into Schubert’s oeuvre, and finds a peak of maturity in the Romantic era with Brahms.