Alina Ibragimova, the violinist on this album, performs on an Anselmo Bellosio violin from around 1775, provided by Georg von Opel.
Compositional Technique
The middle movement of Brahms's Violin Sonata in A major, Op. 100, fuses a slow movement and a scherzo, a technique he also used in his A minor string quartet and F major string quintet.
Compositional Technique
In the finale of his Violin Sonata in G major, Op. 78, Brahms extensively quotes his melancholy song 'Regenlied,' recalling both its melody and its accompaniment, which imitates the sound of raindrops.
Composition History
Clara Schumann's Three Romances, Op. 22, were her last significant compositions, written in 1853, and she performed them with violinist Joseph Joachim and cellist Alfredo Piatti.
Composition History
Brahms's Violin Sonata in A major, Op. 100, was written 'in anticipation of the arrival of a beloved lady friend,' Hermine Spies, a contralto for whom he wrote several songs.
Composition History
Brahms's Violin Sonata in G major, Op. 78, is sometimes known as the 'Regenlied' sonata because it was inspired by one of his songs based on a poem by his friend Klaus Groth.
Composition History
The Violin Sonata in G major, Op. 78, was composed during Brahms's summer holidays in Carinthia in 1878-79, at the same time as his famous violin concerto for Joseph Joachim.
You might also enjoy...
Companions of Art
Brahms: The Violin Sonatas; The Viola Sonatas
Brahms: F.A.E. Sonata. Two Sonatas Op. 120
An Evening with Brahms - Soirée mit Brahms
Brahms: Violin Sonatas
Brahms: Violin Sonatas
Brahms: Complete Works for Violin and Piano
Brahms: The Violin Sonatas
Brahms: Violin & Piano Sonatas - Complete Edition
Brahms: The Violin Sonatas
Brahms : Violin Sonatas Nos 2 & 3 & Elgar : Violin Sonata in E minor
