Violin Sonatas 1-3

Album by Johannes Brahms & Renaud Capuçon & Nicholas Angelich

Violin Sonatas Nos 1–3 are three violin sonatas by Johannes Brahms, composed between 1878 and 1888. They are central to the Romantic chamber-music repertoire, pairing lyrical violin lines with rich, pianistic harmony and formal rigour, and they represent a mature phase in Brahms's chamber music output.
First released: 2005

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78: I. Vivace ma non troppo
    11:32
  2. 2.
    Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78: II. Adagio
    8:28
  3. 3.
    Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78: III. Allegro molto moderato
    8:36
  4. 4.
    Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100: I. Allegro amabile
    8:52
  5. 5.
    Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100: II. Andante tranquillo - Vivace
    6:51
  6. 6.
    Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100: III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi andante)
    5:51
  7. 7.
    Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108: I. Allegro
    8:40
  8. 8.
    Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108: II. Adagio
    5:24
  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
    6:09
  11. 11.
    Sonata FAE Scherzo in C minor
    5:35

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