Composer: Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann
Performer: Yuuko Shiokawa, András Schiff
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: ECM
Catalogue: 4875878
Release: 2024
Size: 1.03 GB
Recovery: +3%
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Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78
01. I. Vivace ma non troppo
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Allegro molto moderato
Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 121
04. I. Ziemlich langsam – Lebhaft
05. II. Sehr lebhaft
06. III. Leise, einfach
07. IV. Bewegt
After tackling the sonatas for violin and piano of Bach, Busoni and Beethoven in 2017 – a “thoughtfully determined and subtly interconnected programme” according to Strad magazine –, the duo of Yuuko Shiokawa and András Schiff returns with striking renditions of Brahms’s Violin Sonata No. 1 and Schumann’s Violin Sonata No. 2. Brahms’s First Violin Sonata in G major, known as the “Regenliedsonate” (Rain Sonata)”, is presented in a lush interpretation and stands in evocative juxtaposition with Schumann’s at times vigorously driving Sonata in D minor. Devoting themselves completely to the music of these close composer-friends, Shiokawa and Schiff once again display their own rare duo understanding throughout this third joint undertaking for ECM’s New Series. The album was produced by Manfred Eicher.