Brahms: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3

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If anyone doubts that these three sonatas represent Brahms at his most blissfully lyrical, then this is an essential set to hear. The trouble-free happiness of these mellow inspirations, all... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Catalogue No: 5668932
Label: Warner Classics
Series: Great Recordings of the Century
Length: 68 minutes

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Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78

Work length27:09

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Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), Itzhak Perlman (violin)

I. Vivace ma non troppo

Track length10:43

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II. Adagio

Track length8:04

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III. Allegro molto moderato

Track length8:22

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Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100

Work length20:21

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Itzhak Perlman (violin), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)

I. Allegro amabile

Track length8:24

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II. Andante tranquillo - Vivace - Andante - Vivace di più - Andante - Vivace

Track length6:43

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III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi andante)

Track length5:14

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Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108

Work length21:28

$5.20

$6.80

Itzhak Perlman (violin), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)

I. Allegro

Track length8:03

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II. Adagio

Track length4:52

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III. Un poco presto e con sentimento

Track length2:51

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IV. Presto agitato

Track length5:42

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2010

If anyone doubts that these three sonatas represent Brahms at his most blissfully lyrical, then this is an essential set to hear. The trouble-free happiness of these mellow inspirations, all written after the main body of Brahms's orchestral music had been completed, comes over richly and seductively in these fine performances. In their sureness and flawless confidence, they carry you along cocooned in rich sound. Perlman consistently produces rich, full-bodied tone, an excellent illustration being the way that he evokes a happy, trouble-free mood in the melody which opens the second movement Adagio of No 3. The obverse of this is that with such consistent richness and warmth, the three sonatas come to sound more alike than they usually do, or maybe should, a point which comes out the more from playing them in sequence. It's true that Perlman does quite often play softly, but for some tastes he's placed too close to the microphone, and the actual dynamic level stays rather high, however gently he's playing. This isn't to say that with sharp imagination and superbly clean articulation from the pianist, these performances lack range of expression – in particular, there's the rhythmic pointing, which gives a Hungarian or a Slavonic tang to such passages as the first contrasting episode in the 'raindrop' finale of No 1 or the contrasting Vivace passages in the second movement of No-2, where the last pizzicato reprise is made totally delectable. These performances are both distinctive and authoritative. The recording is bright, with a good sense of atmosphere to give bite to the piano tone without diminishing the warmth of Perlman's violin.

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