Composer: Johannes Brahms
Performer: Antje Weithaas, Camerata Bern
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Avi Music
Catalogue: AVI8553328
Release: 2016
Size: 641 MB
Recovery: +3%
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Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
01. I. Allegro ma non troppo
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
04. I. Allegro ma non troppo, ma con brio
05. II. Adagio
06. III. Un poco allegretto
07. IV. Vivace ma non troppo presto
“….We tackled the challenge of performing and recording without a conductor. Of course, when I otherwise perform this concerto with a conductor, I intensely learn and think through the orchestra part in my head. It is a challenge I am aware of, and I thus probably would never have had dared to perform this concerto without a conductor. But since I’ve often performed the Beethoven Concerto with the Camerata Bern without a conductor, I started thinking that the Brahms Concerto just might work as well. Over the past 7-9 years we have become so well-acquainted with one another on a musical and personal level that by now we manage to communicate with blindfolds on. I probably would not have dared to embark on this adventure with any other ensemble. The most important thing is that each musician should remain in a “chamber music” attitude while providing the necessary symphonic energy and assuming his/her share of responsibility…. ” from the liner notes by Antje Weithaas