Johannes Brahms considered the German unification and the completion of Johann Sebastian Bach's complete works to be the two most prominent events of his life.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in the Hermilo Novelo Hall of the Ollín Yoliztli Cultural Center between January and September 2010.
Performer Biography
Shari Mason has performed as a soloist with major Mexican orchestras, playing concertos by Beethoven, Brahms, Sibelius, Mozart, Glazunov, Prokofiev, and Vivaldi's Four Seasons.
Performer Biography
Shari Mason, the violinist on this album, is Concertmaster of Mexico's National Symphony and Minería Symphony Orchestras.
Composition History
Brahms's Second Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 100, was written during the idyllic Swiss summer of 1886, a period described as perhaps the happiest and most peaceful time in his life.
Performer Biography
Manuel González received a scholarship to pursue graduate studies in Russia at Saint Petersburg's Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory and in Moscow with pianist Boris Bejterev.
Performer Biography
Manuel González, the pianist on this album, began his musical studies at age five in Mexico City.
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