The Violin Sonatas

Album by Johannes Brahms & Christian Tetzlaff & Lars Vogt

The Violin Sonatas are three sonatas for violin and piano by Johannes Brahms, composed between 1878 and 1888. They blend Romantic lyricism with classical forms, featuring rich piano writing and substantial violin parts that balance intimate chamber textures with more concertante passages, and they occupy a central place in Brahms's mature chamber-music output and in the violin-piano repertoire.

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  1. 1.
    Violin Sonata no. 1 in G major, op. 78: I. Vivace ma non troppo
    10:46
  2. 2.
    Violin Sonata no. 1 in G major, op. 78: II. Adagio - Più andante - Adagio
    7:22
  3. 3.
    Violin Sonata no. 1 in G major, op. 78: III. Allegro molto moderato
    8:33
  4. 4.
    Violin Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 100: I. Allegro amabile
    8:03
  5. 5.
    Violin Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 100: II. Andante tranquillo - Vivace - Andante - Vivace di più - Andante - Vivace
    6:28
  6. 6.
    Violin Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 100: III. Allegretto grazioso [quasi andante]
    5:30
  7. 7.
    Violin Sonata no. 3 in D minor, op. 108: I. Allegro
    7:46
  8. 8.
    Violin Sonata no. 3 in D minor, op. 108: II. Adagio
    4:19
  9. 9.
    Violin Sonata no. 3 in D minor, op. 108: III. Un poco presto e con sentimento
    3:01
  10. 10.
    Violin Sonata no. 3 in D minor, op. 108: IV. Presto agitato
    5:32
  11. 11.
    Scherzo from F.A.E. Sonata, WoO 2
    5:24

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