Brahms: Sonates pour violon et piano (Intégrale musique de chambre), Vol. 4
6/14/2019, 11 Tracks, 1:11:23
Featuring
Pierre Fouchenneret
Éric Le Sage
Johannes Brahms
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Compositional Technique
Brahms's violin sonatas feature a three-note motif (FAF in German notation) that condenses the motto "Frei aber froh, frei aber einsam" (Free but happy, free but lonely).
Recording & Production
This recording was made live at the Théâtre de Coulommiers, an Italian-styled theatre built in 1904 and registered on the French Supplementary Historical Monument List.
Recording & Production
This album is part of a larger project to record all of Brahms's chamber music with the same group of musicians.
Composition History
The famous virtuoso Joseph Joachim, a long-time friend, inspired Brahms to compose not one, but three new violin sonatas.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Brahms, the composer, was known for his enthusiasm and legendary ardor, blending classical rigor with Romantic impulse in his writing.
Instruments
For this recording, Eric Le Sage played a Chris Maene Straight Strung Concert Grand piano CM//284.
Composer Biography
Johannes Brahms, the composer, was twice denied the position of conductor of the Philharmonic Orchestra in his hometown of Hamburg.
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