BRAHMS Violin Sonatas Nos 1-3
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Composer or Director: Johannes Brahms
Genre:
Chamber
Label: Onyx
Magazine Review Date: 02/2015
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 77
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: ONYX4133
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 |
Johannes Brahms, Composer
Augustin Dumay, Violin Johannes Brahms, Composer Louis Lortie, Piano |
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 |
Johannes Brahms, Composer
Augustin Dumay, Violin Johannes Brahms, Composer Louis Lortie, Piano |
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 |
Johannes Brahms, Composer
Augustin Dumay, Violin Johannes Brahms, Composer Louis Lortie, Piano |
Scherzo, 'FAE Sonata' |
Johannes Brahms, Composer
Augustin Dumay, Violin Johannes Brahms, Composer Louis Lortie, Piano |
Author: Duncan Druce
In one respect the new issue has, for me, a decisive advantage. Though I found much to enjoy in the Decca recording, I was troubled by Kavakos’s mannerism of separately articulating notes where Brahms has indicated a legato connection. Dumay, by contrast, clearly enjoys producing a smooth transition between the notes of a legato phrase, getting us to appreciate its shape and expressive content – for example at the start of Op 78’s finale. And there’s no denying that Dumay is a player who can seduce his listeners by his beauty of tone – distinctive for its warmth and luminous clarity. Lortie, with a similarly persuasive legato touch, and able fully to support the music’s moments of mystery or grandeur, makes an ideal partner.
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