The Three Sonatas for Violin and Piano

Album by Johannes Brahms & Nell Gotkovsky & Ivar Gotkovsky

The Three Sonatas for Violin and Piano are three sonatas by Johannes Brahms, composed between 1878 and 1888. They are Romantic-era chamber works that blend expressive, song-like violin lines with rich, pianistic harmonic textures and rigorous use of Classical sonata forms, representing a key stage in Brahms's mature chamber writing as he consolidated his late-Romantic approach to melody, counterpoint and structural balance.
First released: 1985

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonata no. 1 in G major, op. 78: I. Vivace, ma non troppo
    11:31
  2. 2.
    Sonata no. 1 in G major, op. 78: II. Adagio
    7:53
  3. 3.
    Sonata no. 1 in G major, op. 78: III. Allegro molto moderato
    9:07
  4. 4.
    Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 100: I. Allegro amabile
    8:38
  5. 5.
    Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 100: II. Andante tranquillo
    6:19
  6. 6.
    Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 100: III. Allegretto grazioso, quasi andante
    6:11
  7. 7.
    Sonata no. 3 in D minor, op. 108: I. Allegro
    8:50
  8. 8.
    Sonata no. 3 in D minor, op. 108: II. Adagio
    4:57
  9. 9.
    Sonata no. 3 in D minor, op. 108: III. Un poco presto e con sentimento
    3:03
  10. 10.
    Sonata no. 3 in D minor, op. 108: IV. Presto agitato
    6:08

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