Composer: Johannes Brahms
Performer: Amaury Coeytaux, Geoffroy Couteau
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: La Dolce Volta
Catalogue: LDV67
Release: 2021
Size: 1.28 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78
01. I. Vivace ma non troppo
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Allegro molto moderato
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100
04. I. Allegro amabile
05. II. Andante tranquillo
06. III. Allegretto grazioso
Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Adagio
09. III. Un poco presto e con sentimento
10. IV. Presto agitato
11. Scherzo in C Minor, WoO 2 (from F-A-E Sonata)
Following the model of Josef Suk and Julius Katchen, whose recording they regard as the benchmark, Amaury Coeytaux and Geoffroy Couteau offer a version of these masterpieces notable for its plenitude of sonority, at once intense and reserved in its expression.
To complement the three sonatas, the two artists have added the appealing Scherzo from the ‘F-A- E’ Sonata jointly composed by Schumann, Brahms and Dietrich for their friend, the eminent violinist Joseph Joachim. This youthful piece already contains the seeds of Brahms’ fierce yet lyrical poetry.