Violin Sonatas nos. 1-3

Album by Johannes Brahms & Kyung‐Wha Chung & Peter Frankl

Violin Sonatas Nos. 1–3 are a set of violin sonatas by Johannes Brahms, composed between 1878 and 1888. They exemplify late Romantic chamber music, combining closely interwoven violin and piano writing, lyrical melodic material and robust rhythmic drive, and they represent a mature phase in Brahms's chamber output that bridges his earlier and later compositional styles.
First released: 1998

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1 in G major, op. 78 "Regen": I. Vivace ma non troppo
    11:18
  2. 2.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1 in G major, op. 78 "Regen": II. Adagio
    7:58
  3. 3.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1 in G major, op. 78 "Regen": III. Allegro molto moderato
    8:43
  4. 4.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2 in A major, op. 100 "Thun": I. Allegro amabile
    8:12
  5. 5.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2 in A major, op. 100 "Thun": II. Andante tranquillo - Vivace - Andante - Vivace di più - Andante - Vivace
    6:07
  6. 6.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2 in A major, op. 100 "Thun": III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi andante)
    5:23
  7. 7.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 3 in D minor, op. 108: I. Allegro
    7:39
  8. 8.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 3 in D minor, op. 108: II. Adagio
    4:01
  9. 9.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 3 in D minor, op. 108: III. Un poco presto e con sentimento
    2:50
  10. 10.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 3 in D minor, op. 108: IV. Presto agitato
    5:40

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