Brahms, J.: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 / Scherzo / Hungarian Dance No. 1 (Arr. for Violin and Piano)

Featuring

Emil Telmányi
Georg Vásárhelyi
Johannes Brahms

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Performer Biography

Telmányi's first violin teacher, Moritz Unger, initially doubted his ability due to his small hands, but relented after the boy's emotional plea.

Recording & Production

Telmányi and Vésérhelyi recorded the Brahms sonatas in April 1939 in the now-demolished Beethoven Saal in Berlin, just before the outbreak of war.

Performer Biography

After graduating from the Budapest Music Academy in 1911, Telmányi made his debut in Berlin the same year, performing Elgar's new violin concerto.

Performer Biography

By the age of twelve, Emil Telmányi was able to play Paganini's "Witches' Dance," the piece that had originally inspired him to take up the violin.

Composition History

The F.A.E. Sonata was a surprise gift for violinist Joseph Joachim, composed by Robert Schumann, Albert Dietrich, and Johannes Brahms, based on Joachim's motto "Frei Aber Einsam" (Free but Lonely).

Performer Biography

Georg Vésérhelyi, the pianist on this recording, was also born in Arad in 1917 and studied piano with the same teacher as Telmányi, later furthering his studies with Bartók and Edwin Fischer.

Performer Biography

Emil Telmányi, a violinist, was born in Arad, a Hungarian provincial town, in 1891 and was inspired to play the violin after hearing Jan Kubelik perform Paganini's "Witches' Dance" at age six.