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Gramola Records

Sonatas for Viola; Fairy Tale Pictures

$26.99

Details

Composer
Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann
Artist
Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Michael Korstick
Format
SACD
Label
Gramola Records
Released
May 15, 2026
Catalog #
GRAM99374
UPC
9003643993747

About

If you happen to come to Frankfurt, especially in the first half of winter, please let me know. I would also come, either inviting Muhlfeld or bringing a viola part - for two clarinet sonatas that I would like Mrs. Schumann to hear. The unpretentious pieces would not disturb our comfort - but it would be nice! This is what the 61-year-old Johannes Brahms wrote to his friend, the violin virtuoso Joseph Joachim, on October 14, 1894. Even this brief note indicates the composer's early intention to have his two sonatas, Op. 120, performed alternatively by a wind instrument or the viola. Proving that these works are much more than 'unpretentious', Salzburg violinist and violist Thomas Albertus Irnberger, together with his long-standing piano partner Michael Korstick present a late new focus of Brahms's. The subsequent "Marchenbilder", Op. 113, by Robert Schumann mark another pinnacle of the viola-piano repertoire.

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro appassionato 07:28
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro appassionato
    Duration
    07:28
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Michael Korstick
  2. 2 II. Andante un poco adagio 04:49
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante un poco adagio
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Michael Korstick
  3. 3 III. Allegretto grazioso 03:45
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegretto grazioso
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Michael Korstick
  4. 4 IV. Vivace 04:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Vivace
    Duration
    04:44
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Michael Korstick
  5. 5 I. Allegro amabile 07:45
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro amabile
    Duration
    07:45
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Michael Korstick
  6. 6 II. Allegro appassionato 04:30
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allegro appassionato
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Michael Korstick
  7. 7 III. Andante con moto 07:39
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Andante con moto
    Duration
    07:39
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Michael Korstick
  8. 8 I. Nicht schnell 03:17
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Nicht schnell
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Michael Korstick
  9. 9 II. Lebhaft 03:44
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Lebhaft
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Michael Korstick
  10. 10 III. Rasch 02:24
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Rasch
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Michael Korstick
  11. 11 IV. Langsam, mit melancholischem Ausdruck 05:22
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Langsam, mit melancholischem Ausdruck
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Michael Korstick