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Brahms: Five Sonatas For Violin & Piano, Vol. 1 / Wallin, Pöntinen
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Brahms: Five Sonatas For Violin & Piano, Vol. 1 / Wallin, Pöntinen

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Details

Composer
BRAHMS, JOHANNES
Artist
Wallin, Pontinen
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Jun 07, 2019
Catalog #
BIS-2369
UPC
7318599923697

About

Asked the question ‘How many sonatas for violin and piano did Johannes Brahms compose?’, many lovers of chamber music would probably answer three, and maybe also add their respective keys and opus numbers. When pressed, a number of them would also remember the so-called F.A.E. Sonata, a collaborative effort by the young Brahms, Albert Dietrich and their mentor Robert Schumann. But very few would probably think of the two Opus 120 sonatas, composed in 1894 for clarinet (or viola) and piano, but a year later published in the composer’s own version for the violin. As the range of the B flat clarinet goes a fourth lower than that of the violin, Brahms had been forced to make considerable revisions to the clarinet part – which in turned entailed changes in the piano part, and consequently the printing of a new piano score. The seasoned team of violinist Ulf Wallin and pianist Roland Pöntinen have now decided to record all the Brahms sonatas, and the results are being released on two albums, the first one including the first of the ‘official’ sonatas, No. 1 in G major, Op. 78, the F minor Sonata from Op. 120 and Brahms’s Scherzo from the F.A.E. Sonata. Wallin and Pöntinen round off the programme with transcriptions of two of Brahms’s more lyrical songs.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro appassionato 07:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro appassionato
    Duration
    07:59
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Ulf Wallin, Roland Pöntinen
  2. 2 II. Andante un poco adagio 05:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante un poco adagio
    Duration
    05:13
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Ulf Wallin, Roland Pöntinen
  3. 3 III. Allegretto grazioso 04:38
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegretto grazioso
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Ulf Wallin, Roland Pöntinen
  4. 4 IV. Vivace 08:13
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Vivace
    Duration
    08:13
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Ulf Wallin, Roland Pöntinen
  5. 5 Violin Sonata in A Minor, "F-A-E": III. Scherzo in C Minor, WoO 2 05:50
    Track
    5
    Title
    Violin Sonata in A Minor, "F-A-E": III. Scherzo in C Minor, WoO 2
    Duration
    05:50
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Ulf Wallin, Roland Pöntinen
  6. 6 I. Vivace ma non troppo 11:45
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Vivace ma non troppo
    Duration
    11:45
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Ulf Wallin, Roland Pöntinen
  7. 7 II. Adagio 08:03
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    08:03
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Ulf Wallin, Roland Pöntinen
  8. 8 III. Allegro molto moderato 09:21
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Allegro molto moderato
    Duration
    09:21
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Ulf Wallin, Roland Pöntinen
  9. 9 5 Gesänge, Op. 72: No. 3. O kühler Wald (arr. for violin and piano) 02:05
    Track
    9
    Title
    5 Gesänge, Op. 72: No. 3. O kühler Wald (arr. for violin and piano)
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Ulf Wallin, Roland Pöntinen
  10. 10 4 Lieder, Op. 46: No. 4. An die Nachtigall (arr. for violin and piano) 03:23
    Track
    10
    Title
    4 Lieder, Op. 46: No. 4. An die Nachtigall (arr. for violin and piano)
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Ulf Wallin, Roland Pöntinen